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Human Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Nov 17


Cephalalgia

Atrial fibrillation and migraine with aura in young adults with ischemic stroke.

Authors

Gollion C, Gazagnes J, Fabry V, Barbieux-Guillot M, Lerebours F, Larrue V
Cephalalgia. 2020 Nov 17:333102420970880.
PMID: 33200948.

Abstract

Migraine is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. The associations are stronger in migraine with aura than in migraine without aura, in women than in men, and in younger subjects. However, the mechanisms by which migraine might increase the risk of ischemic stroke are debated.