MIGRAINOUS INFARCTION

Abstract

Migrainous infarction is a well-described but rare complication of migraine, a generally considered benign chronic disorder. Diagnosis of migrainous infarction is set when specific criteria are met, when in a patient with a known history of migraine with aura, aura symptoms persist and an infarction in the relevant brain area is depicted in neuroimaging. Pathogenetic mechanisms that lead to migranous infarction are not understood. In general, ischemic brain infarcts have been associated to specific subgroups of migraine woth aura patients, including women under 45 years of age who smoke and use oral contraceptives We present the case of a 40 year old woman, with a known history of low frequency of migraine with aura attacks who suffered a typical migrainous infarction.