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Migraine with aura is a common stroke mimic and can cause diagnostic uncertainty. An association between migraine and stroke is long described, although the role of migraine as a vascular risk factor remains controversial. Several disorders are characterised by both migraine and stroke (or stroke-like episodes). This case discusses the overlap between these two conditions.
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Bradley, D., Simister, R. (2015). A Migraine with Persistent Focal Symptoms. In: Gill, S., Brown, M., Robertson, F., Losseff, N. (eds) Stroke Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6705-1_31
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