Pontine Infarction as a Complication of Basilar-Type Migraine Status Migrainosus (P01.093)

CONCLUSIONS: This patient presents a diagnostic dilemma, since her stroke symptoms were not part of her typical aura syndrome and therefore does not fulfill ICHD-2 criteria for migrainous infarction. These restrictions on what constitutes a bona fide migrainous infarction may improve specificity at the expense of sensitivity, potentially underestimating the role of migraine in stroke etiology.Disclosure: Dr. Vollbracht's family owns stock and/or stock options in Allergan, Inc. Dr. Robbins has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kister has nothing to disclose.

http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/short/80/1_MeetingAbstracts/P01.093?rss=1

Source: Neurology - February 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Vollbracht, S., Robbins, M., Kister, I. Tags: P01 Headache: Clinical Presentation and Therapeutics Source Type: research