Migrain Increase Chances of Stoke

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Tim Titolo

A presentation by the American Heart Association's (AHA) annual Scientific Sessions in Orlando revealed the pooling results from 21 studies, involving 622,381 men and women, to conclude that the risk of stroke for those with migraines is 2.3 times those without.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have affirmed that migraine headaches are associated with more than twofold higher chances of the most common kind of stroke: those occurring when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by the buildup of plaque or a blood clot.

 

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Depression after Stroke

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tim Titolo

A new finding appears in Psychosomatics, the official journal of the Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine which publishes peer-reviewed research and clinical experiences in the practice of psychosomatic medicine/consultation-liaison psychiatry.

Poynter B, et al. Sex differences in the prevalence of post-stroke depression: a systematic review. Psychosomatics 50(6), 2009, find:

Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, reduced quality of life and an increased risk of death.

The systematic review appears in the November-December issue of the journal Psychosomatics.
 

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