Migraine with aura and ischemic stroke: Which additional factors matter?

Stroke

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2407-2408

  Kurth, Tobias ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral infarct; Migraine; Smoking; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 34548215688     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.107.494179     Document Type: Editorial

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