Migraines During Pregnancy and the Risk of Maternal Stroke

JAMA Neurol. 2020 Sep 1;77(9):1177-1179. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.1435.

Authors

Gretchen Bandoli¹, Rebecca J Baer², Dawn Gano³, Laura Jelliffe Pawlowski², Christina Chambers¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
² Preterm Birth Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, La Jolla.
³ Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, La Jolla.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the extent to which hypertensive disorders mediate the association between migraines and maternal stroke.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
California / epidemiology
Cohort Studies
Female
Humans
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced / epidemiology*
Migraine Disorders / epidemiology*
Postpartum Period
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology*
Retrospective Studies
Risk
Stroke / epidemiology*

Grants and funding

K01 AA027811/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS/United States