Hemiplegic migraine is a rare headache subtype with symptoms that can mimic stroke. Learn how to manage this condition with medications, lifestyle changes, and prevention strategies.

October 29, 2009 — Migraine with aura (but not migraine without aura) is associated with a 2-fold increased risk for ischemic stroke, according to a new meta-analysis reported in the October 28 ...

Sometimes a migraine, specifically a migraine with aura (or visual disturbances), may be so similar to a stroke that it is even misdiagnosed as one in a medical setting.

TIME spoke to doctors to unpack whether people who get migraines with aura can take certain types of birth control.

Patients with migraine were found to have a 2-fold increased risk for stroke, especially for patients who have migraine with aura. 1 Mahmoud and colleagues reported migraine was associated with a ...

Migraine can cause transient aphasia during the aura stage, but migraine can also follow aphasia caused by a stroke. It’s crucial to get immediate medical attention if you have sudden aphasia ...

Women who have migraine with aura are at a much greater risk for having a stroke while on estrogen. Published rates of this risk range from a 50% to 820% increase in risk.

Share on Pinterest Researchers say the risk of heart attack and stroke may be higher for women who have migraine headaches. Fiordaliso/Getty Images Between 14 and 15% of people around the world ...

Across these databases, they identified cases (378 in SD and 267 in All of Us), defined as patients with a primary diagnosis of stroke following the first onset of migraine, and controls (15,209 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a healthy 64-year-old woman. My only medication is atenolol for blood pressure. I get the aura of migraines very often. The light flashing in my ...

Results of the first study, which included more than 31,000 individuals — most with migraine with or without aura — showed that the use of an REN device provided relief from pain, functional ...

A migraine headache can throw your whole day off track. But if you can learn to pick up on your subtle migraine warning signs, you might able to avoid the pain entirely, experts say.