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3D-Neuronavigation In Vivo Through a Patient's Brain During a Spontaneous Migraine Headache
Published on: June 2, 2014
Migraine patients should be cautiously followed for risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease
Ivan Rocha Ferreira da Silva1, Gabriel R de Freitas
1Neurocritical Care Unit, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA. ivanuerj@gmail.com
Abstract:
Migraine and ischemic strokes are two of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. Besides having a coincident symptomatology, for long researchers have been searching for a possible causal relation between these diseases. Current evidence based on data suggest that patients with aura migraine could have a doubled risk of developing an ischemic stroke, when compared to the rest of the population. At the same time, migraine sufferers apparently have higher incidences of risk factors for cardiovascular events. The aim of this review was not only to dissect some of the more compelling evidence based on data regarding this association, but also to discuss the possible clinical and therapeutic implications.
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