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19415447

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-5-5
pubmed:abstractText
Migraine with aura (MA) is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, especially in young women with vascular risk factors (smoke, contraceptive pill). Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has also been associated with MA. We describe a 41-year-old man, in good health, with MA since 16, familiar history of diabetes, heavy smoker (30 cigarettes/day). Frequency (1-2 attacks/year) and clinical features of migraine have been unchanged since the onset. A few days before our examination he suffered a typical migraine attack. In the following hours, however, the headache became more and more throbbing and the aura symptoms (regressed as usual in 30 min) reappeared and persisted, so he went to an Emergency Department. The CT-scan (without contrast) was normal. The following days he had visual disturbances and spatial disorientation. We found a normal neurological examination and fundus oculi. He referred persisting visual troubles. We prescribed MR + angioMR which confirmed a migrainous infarction and ruled out others pathological conditions. Further tests found out dyslipidemia, hyperhomocysteinemia, impaired glucose tolerance. Transcranial Doppler showed right to left shunting. We also prescribed the screening tests for vasculitis (normal). In our opinion this case highlights the relevance of vascular risk factors in MA complications also in male subjects.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1590-3478
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
30 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S145-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Migrainous infarction: association with vascular risk factors in a male subject.
pubmed:affiliation
Ambulatorio Cefalee e Diagnostica Vascolare non invasiva, Ospedale Villa Salus, Mestre, Veneto, Italy. cleocleo@alice.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports