Cardioembolism as the unsuspected missing link between migraine and ischemic stroke. (13th December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sposato, Luciano A.; Peterlin, B. Lee
• Is Part Of: Neurology. Volume 87:Number 24(2016)
• Page Start: 2504
• Page End: 2505
• Publication Date: 2016-12-13
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Neurologie -- Périodiques; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000003442
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0028-3878

Abstract

Abstract : First identified in 1975, the relationship between migraine and stroke has received considerable attention. 1 Forty years later, solid evidence indicates that those with migraine have a 1.5-fold to 2.5-fold increased risk of stroke. 2–4 However, the strength of this relationship varies based on the subtypes of migraine (with vs without aura) and stroke (hemorrhagic vs ischemic). While the majority of data support an increased risk of ischemic stroke in those with migraine, the association between migraine without aura and ischemic stroke seems weaker and more controversial, possibly due to methodologic heterogeneity across studies. 2, 3