Basilar artery migraine stroke.
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.
Bernsen
H J
HJ
Canisius Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Department of Neurology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Van de Vlasakker
C
C
Verhagen
W I
WI
Prick
M J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*