Do headaches occur with cerebral ischemia
Headache is present with acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack about 25% of the time and is more common with hemispheric rather than lacunar.
The pain can be dull or throbbing and is more often unilateral to the side of the lesion, but it can be generalized.
The mean duration of headache is 3.8 ± 2.1 days.
