title: Basilar artery migraine stroke.
abstract: A 25-year-old woman with a history of basilar migraine attacks ultimately resulting in a basilar artery migraine stroke is described. Brain computed tomography showed bilateral hypodense lesions in the cerebellar hemispheres. A survey of literature on basilar artery migraine is presented and the relation between stroke and migraine is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Bernsen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van de Vlasakker
authors.forename: W I
authors.initials: WI
authors.lastname: Verhagen
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Prick
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*