Author Interviews, Pain Research, Stroke / 04.02.2019
Dive Deep Into Migraine’s Link to Increased Stroke Incidence
MedicalResearch.com Interview with
Michelle Androulakis, MD, MS, FAHS
Chief of Neurology
WJB Dorn VA Medical Center and
Faculty at University of South Carolina.
Columbia, SC
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Even though Migraine with aura was associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study (ARIC), our post-hoc showed unexpected results that onset of such migraines before age 50 years is not associated with such risk. Instead, later onset of migraine with aura after age of 50 was linked with a higher risk of ischemic stroke.
Total of 447 migraineurs with aura (MA) and 1128 migraineurs without aura (MO) among 11,592 participants were included in the analysis. There was a two-fold increased risk of ischemic stroke when the age of migraineurs with aura onset was 50 years or older as compared with no headache participants, MO was not associated with increased stroke risk regardless of age of onset. (more…)