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Migraines During Pregnancy May Be Linked To Stroke
In the last few years, studies have been released about Migraine and stroke risk, and Migraine and cardiovascular disease in both women and men. To all of this information, we can now add information from the Stroke Prevention in Young Women Study.
What we know…
- Migraine and stroke have some common risk factors including hypertension and patent foramen ovale (PFO).
- Migraine and stroke can both have hereditary factors.
- Migraine is considered a risk factor for ischemic...
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