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Okay so i just learned that people with migraine that have auras are more likely to have strokes. i have aura everytime i have a migraine, im 23 am i at risk?

Q: okay so i just learned that people with migraine that have auras are more likely to have strokes. i have aura everytime i have a migraine, im 23 am i at risk?

: If your auras occur in the context of classical migraine events, you are, as a male, at risk for future atrial fibrillation, but not likely a stroke. If female, and there is smoking and use of birth control pills, then stroke risk is accentuated.

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If your auras occur in the context of classical migraine events, you are, as a male, at risk for future atrial fibrillation, but not likely a stroke. If female, and there is smoking and use of birth control pills, then stroke risk is accentuated.

Answered 11/23/2022

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A member asked:

Okay so i just learned that people with migraine that have auras are more likely to have strokes. i have aura everytime i have a migraine, im 23 am i at risk?

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