Consistent literature data on the cerebrovascular risk in migraineous patients are lacking. Available preliminary clinical data (Italian Cooperative Cross-Sectional Case-Control Study) suggest that migraine can hardly be considered a relevant pathogenetic associated risk factor of focal cerebral ischemia.
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