Migrainous stroke causing bilateral anterior cerebral artery territory infarction

Authors
Demirkaya, S Odabasi, Z Gokcil, Z Ozdag, F Kutukcu, Y Vural, O
Citation
S. Demirkaya et al., Migrainous stroke causing bilateral anterior cerebral artery territory infarction, HEADACHE, 39(7), 1999, pp. 513-516
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Neurology
Journal title
HEADACHE
ISSN journal
00178748 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
513 - 516
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-8748(199907/08)39:7<513:MSCBAC>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
A 38-year-old man developed bilateral anterior cerebral artery territory in farction during the course of a migraine. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral ischemic lesions involving the cortex of the paramedian region o f the frontal and parietal lobes, more prominent on the right. Cerebral ang iography was normal. To our knowledge, this is the first report of bilatera l anterior cerebral artery territory infarction from migraine.