No Evidence for an Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Migraine : A Systematic Review of the Literature

الملخص EN

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a number of human disorders, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, frailty, and infections.

Since an association between vitamin D and migraine has also been recently speculated, we performed an electronic search on Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science using the keywords “migraine” and “vitamin D,” “25OH-D” “cholecalciferol,” “ergocalciferol,” with no language or date restriction.

The electronic search allowed identifying seven studies (3 observational, 2 cross-sectional, and 2 case reports).

The two case reports, including four women, showed favourable effects of vitamin D supplementation on migraine severity, but these studies were small and not placebo controlled.

As regards the three observational studies, vitamin D deficiency was observed in 13.2 to 14.8% of migraine patients, and these rates do not differ from those reported in the general population (i.e., vitamin D deficiency between 22 and 42%).

The results of the two cross-sectional studies are even more controversial, since no association was found between vitamin D status and migraine in both trials.

In conclusion, the current evidence suggests that the association between migraine and vitamin D lacks reliable scientific support.