Migraine as a cerebrovascular risk factor

• Published in: Neurologia (Barcelona, Spain) Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 103
• Main Authors: Caminero, A B, Sánchez Del Río González, M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Spain 01.03.2012
• Subjects: Causality; Cerebrovascular Disorders - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal - adverse effects; Cortical Spreading Depression; Disease Susceptibility; Female; Foramen Ovale, Patent - complications; Foramen Ovale, Patent - epidemiology; Humans; Infarction, Posterior Cerebral Artery - epidemiology; Male; Migraine Disorders - epidemiology; Migraine with Aura - epidemiology; Risk Factors; Sex Distribution; Smoking - epidemiology; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - etiology; Thrombophilia - epidemiology; Vasospasm, Intracranial - epidemiology; Vertebral Artery Dissection - epidemiology

Migraine has become an important vascular risk factor during the past few years, along with the presence of white matter and clinically silent ischaemic lesions. Whether these findings contribute to the migraine becoming chronic has been a source of debate. People with chronic migraine also have a l...