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Migraine with aura is a risk factor for cervical artery dissection: a case-control study.
Cerebrovascular diseases (Basel, Switzerland) - 1 Jan 2010
Artto V, Metso T M, Metso A J, Putaala J, Haapaniemi E, Wessman M, Färkkilä M, Kallela M, Tatlisumak T
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cervical artery dissection (CAD) is the most common single etiology for stroke in young adults. Migraine, especially with aura (MA), is a known risk factor for ischemic stroke. The association between CAD and migraine was suggested based on a few small studies, but there are no large-scale case-control data, and the mechanisms are not yet clear. METHODS: We compared the lifetime prevalence of migraine...
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