Migraine and cerebral infarction in young people

The objective of this study is to investigate relationship between migraine and cerebral infarction in young people. Patients aging 16–44 years, referred for stroke and age- and gender-matched controls were investigated for migraine following the International Headache Society criteria. Included peo...

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Published in:Neurological sciences 2010-06, Vol.31 (3), p.293-297
Main Authors: Camerlingo, Massimo, Romorini, A., Ferrante, C., Valente, L., Moschini, L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Brain Infarction - epidemiology
Brain Ischemia - epidemiology
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Migraine
Migraine Disorders - epidemiology
Migraine with Aura - epidemiology
Migraine without Aura - epidemiology
Multivariate Analysis
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Neurosciences
Neurosurgery
Odds Ratio
Original Article
Psychiatry
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Stroke - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:The objective of this study is to investigate relationship between migraine and cerebral infarction in young people. Patients aging 16–44 years, referred for stroke and age- and gender-matched controls were investigated for migraine following the International Headache Society criteria. Included people were 314 strokes and 314 controls. Each group consisted of 150 men and 164 women. Of the 105 persons with migraine (16.7%), 57 had migraine with aura (9.1%). In women, migraine with aura was related to stroke [35 women among strokes (21.3%) vs. 9 among controls (5.5%), P  
ISSN:1590-1874
1590-3478
DOI:10.1007/s10072-009-0195-7