title: Migraine, Tolosa-Hunt syndrome and pleocytosis. Correlation or coincidence?
abstract: A critical analysis is presented of the problem whether the migraine attack causes CSF-pleocytosis or vice versa, on the basis of a series of 3 cases, including one of Tolosa-Hunt syndrome due to sarcoidosis, the other two ultimately showing chronic leptomeningitis. The evidence leads to the conclusion that migraine does not cause pleocytosis and pleocytosis does not cause migraine: both are correlated by an underlying common denominator.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007427:Intracranial Pressure; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed