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If strokes and migraines are two completely different things, why do hemiplegic migraines have symptoms similar to a stroke?
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Similar & different: Both are due to insufficient circulation. Strokes are due to blood clots. Migraines are due to vascular constriction/spasm. The mechananism of both is similar but the prognosis is different. Strokes often cause permanent disability, migraines don't.
Answered 10/3/2016
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