A recent study has shown similarities between throbbing and a dangerous cardiac ailment.
Experts have cautioned that those who suffer from migraines may be more vulnerable to a silent killer.
According to a recent study published in the journal PLOS Medicine, severe headaches on one side of the face have been associated to ischemic stroke, which can develop suddenly.
According to the NHS, the most common form of stroke happens when a blood clot prevents blood and oxygen from reaching the brain and can be deadly. Clots arise when arteries become restricted or clogged by small fatty deposits, a condition known as atherosclerosis.
Migraine symptoms vary in severity, but some of the more severe ones include nausea, vomiting, and increased sensitivity to light and sound.
The study, conducted by Cecilia Hvitfeldt Fuglsang of Aarhus University in Denmark, evaluated medical data from over 220,000 men and women aged 18 to 60, with the same results for both genders, according to the Mirror.
Women are also more likely to have a heart attack or a haemorrhagic stroke, commonly known as cerebral haemorrhages, which occur when a blood artery inside the skull breaks and bleeds into the brain, according to the study. High blood pressure is the primary reason.
The Aarhus University researchers examined medical information from people aged 18 to 60 in Denmark between 1996 and 2018. They examined the risk of heart attack and several forms of stroke in 179,680 women and 40,757 men diagnosed with migraines before the age of 60.
Based on their medication history, this was compared to persons who did not appear to have migraines. The researchers discovered that men and women who experienced migraines had a “similarly increased risk of ischaemic stroke.”
“Migraine was associated with a similarly increased risk of ischaemic stroke among young men and women,” Fuglsang added. Migraine, on the other hand, may be related with an elevated risk of myocardial infarction and hemorrhagic stroke solely in women.”
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