As you get older your risk of stroke increases due to your age and a range of other factors, such as high blood pressure, and migraine is considered an insignificant risk factor. If you are younger your risk of stroke is lower even if you have migraine. People with migraine are (generally) younger and this group tends to have a lower risk of stroke. Overall, the risk of stroke is considered low in migraine. The exceptions to this are if older people are smokers or if migraine started later in life.įor haemorrhagic stroke the relationship with migraine is unclear.Īlthough there is an increased risk, this doesn’t mean that people with migraine with aura will definitely experience a stroke. In older people with migraine the evidence doesn’t show that migraine is a risk factor for stroke. The risk of ischaemic stroke is increased in women with migraine aura under 45, women who use oral contraceptives, women who smoke and people who get migraine with aura for the first time after the age of 50. Studies have shown that there is an increased risk of ischaemic stroke in people with migraine with aura, compared to people without migraine.
This doesn’t mean they will have a stroke because they have migraine, but the chances of them having one is higher than if they didn’t have migraine. However, for some people migraine may increase their risk of stroke. If you have migraine you may be worried about stroke – whether migraine causes stroke or makes it more likely you’ll have a stroke.Īs far as we know migraine doesn’t cause stroke.
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