A new study links migraine with aura to a 73% higher risk of ischemic stroke in middle-aged and older adults.
Migraines without aura showed no significant increase in stroke risk.
Men ages 45 to 72 with any type of migraine had more than triple the stroke risk.
Lead author Dr. Adam S. Sprouse Blum of the University of Vermont says the finding in men must be replicated.
Managing blood pressure, sleep, stress, smoking, and blood sugar can help lower stroke risk.
For millions of Americans, the zigzag lights and shimmering blind spots of a migraine aura are a familiar, if miserable, prelude to hours of pain. Now, a major new study reveals these nerve-jangling visuals may be far more than a headache harbinger; they could be the body’s own check engine light, flashing a stroke warning.
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