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[Migrainous infarct in pregnancy].

J L Parajuá1, C Calles

  • 1Sección de Neurología, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, España.

Revista De Neurologia
|June 11, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Migraine is a stroke risk factor in young women. This rare case involved a pregnant patient experiencing a cerebral infarct during a migraine crisis, with full recovery.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Obstetrics

Context:

  • Presents a rare case of cerebral infarct in a pregnant patient during a migraine crisis.
  • Highlights the association between migraine, pregnancy, and stroke, a seldom-documented occurrence.

Purpose:

  • To report a unique clinical case of a migrainous stroke in pregnancy.
  • To discuss the implications of migraine as a potential stroke risk factor in young women, particularly during gestation.

Summary:

  • A 26-week pregnant patient experienced a right thalamic cerebral infarct during a migraine crisis, presenting with left hemiparesis and hemi-hypoesthesia.
  • Diagnostic workup revealed no other etiology, and the patient achieved full neurological recovery.
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) confirmed the infarct in the right thalamic region.

Impact:

  • Reinforces migraine as an independent risk factor for stroke, especially in young women.
  • Suggests a favorable functional prognosis for migrainous stroke, with a low risk of recurrence.
  • Underscores the rarity of concurrent migrainous stroke and pregnancy, challenging traditional views on pregnancy as a stroke risk factor in Western populations.

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