- Between 14 and 15% of people around the world have migraine headaches.
- People who have migraine are at an increased risk for a variety of conditions, including cardiovascular disease.
- Researchers in Denmark report that while both men and women who experience migraine are at an increased risk of having an ischemic stroke, only women may also have an additional increased risk of having a heart attack or hemorrhagic stroke.
Between
People who have migraine headaches are more likely to have a variety of other conditions, including
Additionally, previous research shows people who have migraine are also at an
Now, researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark are reporting that while both men and women who experience migraine headaches are at an increased risk of having an ischemic stroke, only women may also have an additional increased risk of having a heart attack or hemorrhagic stroke.
Their study was recently published in the journal PLOS Medicine.
A stroke occurs when something causes
There are three main types of strokes:
- Ischemic stroke, which is the
most common type of stroke, occurs when arteries are blocked — such as by cholesterol build-up or a blood clot — which stops blood from traveling to the brain. - Hemorrhagic stroke is caused by a blood vessel rupturing in the brain with the blood that escapes putting pressure on the surrounding brain tissue, leading to cell death.
- Transient ischemic attack is where blood flow to…
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