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Editorial: Migraine with aura and increased risk of ischemic strokeMigraine with aura (temporary visual or sensory disturbances before or during a migraine headache) is associated with a twofold increased risk of stroke, finds a study published on bmj.com today. Further risk factors for stroke among patients with migraine are being a woman, being young, being a smoker, and using oestrogen containing contraceptives.The risk was highest among young women with migraine with aura who smoke and...

Doctors have found apparent links between severe migraine headaches and the risk of stroke, according to a new study.Writing in the British Medical Journal, doctors noted that people who suffer from migraines along with blurred vision, known as "aura," are twice as likely to have a stroke.That risk increases even more for people under the age of 45, women, those who smoke.Additionally, researchers found that women who use contraceptives that contain estrogen are at an even higher risk of...

Middle-aged women who experienced migraine headaches with aura (sensory disturbances affecting vision, balance or speech) had a higher prevalence of cerebellar brain lesions when they were older, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Migraine is a common neurovascular disorder that affects approximately 11 percent of adults and is more common in women than in men. Approximately one-third of individuals with migraine experience neurological...

Tobacco acts as a precipitating factor for headaches, specifically migraines. This is indicated in a study which shows that smokers have more migraine attacks and that smoking more than five cigarettes a day triggers this headache. The work has appeared in the Journal of Headache and Pain.The influence of tobacco as a precipitating, non-causal factor of migraine attacks has produced contradictory data in scientific literature. The limited research prior to the work published in The Journal...

Middle-aged women who had migraine headaches with aura (sensory disturbances, such as with vision, balance or speech) had a higher prevalence of brain lesions when they were older, compared to individuals without similar types of headaches, according to a study in the June 24 issue of JAMA.Migraine is a common neurovascular disorder that affects approximately 11 percent of adults and is more common in women than men. Approximately one-third of individuals with migraine experience neurological...

Experts urge sufferers to break the cycle of suffering 'Migraine Million' fundraiser honors one-in-a-million moms CHICAGO, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The mother/daughter relationship can give some women headaches -- literally. Yet, on Mother's Day we choose to put that aside and bring flowers. This Mother's Day, the National Headache Foundation is suggesting that women discuss the subject head-on. If women pay more attention to the triggers, patterns and symptoms of their...

Physiotherapists in Sweden say they have developed an exercise program that can improve fitness among migraine sufferers without aggravating the condition. The study, published in the journal Headache, followed 20 migraine sufferers asked to follow an exercise program using an exercise bike three times a week for three months under the guidance of a physiotherapist. We could see that those who participated in the study were much fitter after the training period, since their ability to absorb...

New research looks at whether a gene variant may affect the link between migraine and stroke or heart attacks. The study is published in the February 17, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.The study involved 25,000 women who answered a questionnaire about their history of migraines and migraines with aura. Aura is usually described as visual disturbances, such as flashing lights or geometric patterns. The women were tested for a...

Careful migraine sufferers: overusing painkillers can hurt migraine patients, causing worse headaches that can require further medication. Taking care of migraines is important. However, it is more important to use migraine-preventing medicines to avoid the painkiller rut Rena Cerbone fell into."It was a double-edged sword," Cerbone, 41, of Montclair, N.J., says. "I was taking Fiorinal on a daily basis just to function."Luckily for the majority of patients, migraines are not...

A team of researchers led by investigators at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has determined that certain commonly-prescribed medications may have the unintended consequence of increasing the frequency of migraine attacks. This important finding could alter the way doctors prescribe migraine medicines.In a recent article published in the journal Headache, the Einstein-led study of more than 8,000 migraine sufferers nationwide, found that the use of medications...