Does migraine worsen prognosis of ischemic stroke?

Key clinical point: Migraine diagnosis was not significantly correlated with a higher frequency of an absence of ischemic penumbra, its volume, or the prognosis of ischemic stroke.

Major finding: There was no significant association between migraine diagnosis and the absence of ischemic penumbra (P  =  .649), stroke volume (P  =  .995), or prognosis of ischemic stroke.

Study details: Findings are from a prospective cohort study including 221 patients with ischemic stroke who were hospitalized within 72 hours of the onset of symptoms, of which 59 had migraine.

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Disclosures: The study was financed in part by the Coordenaçao de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil. The authors declared no conflicts of interest.

Source: Oliveira FAA et al. Assessing the influence of migraine on ischemic penumbra and on the prognosis of ischemic stroke: A prospective cohort study. Headache. 2023;63:549-558 (Mar 29). Doi: 10.1111/head.14492