Older Migraine Sufferers May Have More Silent Brain Injury

According to research recently published in the journal Stroke, older migraine sufferers may be more likely to have silent brain injury. In a new study, people with a history of migraine headaches had double the odds of ischemic silent brain infarction compared to people who said they did not have migraines. High blood pressure was more common in those with migraine, but the association between migraine and silent brain infarction was also found in participants with normal blood pressure. The research raises the question of whether preventive treatment to reduce the severity and number of migraines could reduce the risk of stroke or silent cerebral infarction. To learn more about the study, click here.