Are my migraines and my stutter related?
A case report completed by Perino et al (2000) reported that a woman had come into clincin with a migraine and stuttering. The women appeared to not have any other symptoms. The women had also not taken any medications that could cause stuttering and the women and her family reported no emotional trauma that could have triggered a stutter. Researchers believed that the imbalances of neurotransmitters during a migraine could cause a stuttering episode that disappears once the migraine is over just like the onset of aphasia may also occur and then disappear during a migraine. The reported that they suggest that suttering should be added to the list of neurological systems that may occur when someone experiences a migraine attack.
Another study Rodriguez-Castro et al (2020) reported that a 16-year old boy had come into the hospital with a headache that was associated with facial and limb tingling and later developed into an intense stutter. Within 10 hours symptoms resolved and 5 months later the boy experiences a similar episode. The study suggests that stuttering also be added to a list of neurological systems that may be caused by a migraine with aura.