Migraine, and especially migraine with aura, is a recognized risk factor for stroke
[
[1]
]; however, the mechanisms underlying the association between migraine and stroke
are unclear. Notably, previous studies found that the contribution of migraine to
the risk of stroke is more significant in younger women compared with the older ones
[
[2]
,
[3]
] and in women with active migraine compared with those with past history of migraine
[
[4]
], suggesting the presence of a migraine-specific factor increasing the risk of stroke.
Altered cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR) has been proposed as a possible link between
migraine and the risk of stroke; however, no study, to date, assessed the effect of
age on the CVR of subjects with migraine.To read this article in full you will need to make a payment
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Publication history
Published online: January 25, 2019
Accepted:
January 23,
2019
Received:
January 21,
2019
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