Migraine and strokes in women

Ladies, if you suffer from migraine here is more inspiration for finding a sound solution. As this recent paper published in The Journal of the American Medical Association reports, migraine attacks can be associated with pathological changes in the brain. The association held true only for migraines with aura, and only for women. The authors conclude: "Migraine with aura in midlife was associated with late-life prevalence of cerebellar infarct-like lesions on MRI [infarct = death of tissue due to interruption of blood flow]. This association was statistically significant only for women. This is consistent with the hypothesis that migraine with aura in midlife is associated with late-life vascular disease in the cerebellum and in women."