Migraines when pregnant linked to stroke
Pregnant women suffering from migraines are at increased risk of strokes, a new study has suggested.
Recent research published in the British Medical Journal also linked the headaches to complications such as heart disease, blood clots and high blood pressure.
Furthermore, the study suggests that migraines could even be an indication that the cardiovascular system is not working to it best capacity.
Migraine headaches currently occur in up to 26 per cent of women of childbearing age, as well as around one third of women aged between 35 and 39.
Researcher Professor Cheryl Bushnell said: "Our study should not discourage women with migraine from considering getting pregnant.
"Many women with pre-pregnancy migraines improve with pregnancy and never have a problem."
Joanne Murphy, from The Stroke Association, said vascular complications are very rare during pregnancy.
Medical experts in the UK recently revealed they have developed a way of inserting ‘tiny scaffolding’ into stroke-damaged brain tissue.
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