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A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies finds that patients with migraine with aura have a two-fold increased risk for ischemic stroke compared to non-migraineurs. This association does not appear among migraineurs without aura[i]. Migraine with aura is often characterized by visual disturbances such as flashes of light, zigzagging patterns or even blind spots, which are then followed by a migraine attack.

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