title: [An extended migraine].
abstract: Migrainous infarction is a rare ischemic stroke developing during an attack of migraine, which is more prevalent in young woman and preferentially affects the posterior cerebral circulation. The case of a migrainous 35-old patient with patent foramen ovale admitted in neurology department for a typical migrainous infarction is reported and compared with a literature review. Furthermore, this case report highlights the existence of complex epidemiologic and physiopathologic links between cerebral ischemia, migraine and patent foramen ovale.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neurologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Sainte-Anne, Toulon, France. anthonyfa@wanadoo.fr
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faivre
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: La Folie
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dagain
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Doche
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Curet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wybrecht
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bounolleau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018450:Disease Progression; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology