Migrainous infarct in pregnancy
Correspondencia: Dr. José Luis Parajuá Pozo. Apdo. de Correos 1224. E-07800 Ibiza.
Introduction and clinical case: We present the case of a migrainous patient who had a cerebral infarct during a migrainous crisis. She was 26 weeks pregnant. The infarct, detected on MRI was in the right thalamic region. It presented as left hemiparesia and left hemi-hypo-estesia. Laboratory tests were normal. There was full recovery from the episode.
Conclusions: Migraine is considered to be a risk factor per se for stroke, especially in young women. The association of migrainous ictus, which is a diagnosis by exclusion of other aetiologies, and pregnancy is rare, as is apparent on review of the subject. In the Western world, pregnancy is not considered to be a risk factor for ictus. The functional prognosis of migrainous stroke is good, with minimal risk of relapse.
Conclusiones Se considera que la migraña es un factor de riesgo per se en el padecimiento de un ictus, sobre todo en mujeres jóvenes. La asociación de ictus migrañoso,cuyo diagnóstico debe hacerse por exclusión de otros procesos, y embarazo es muy rara como queda de manifiesto en nuestra revisión. En occidente, no se considera al embarazo como un factor de riego de ictus. El pronóstico funcional de los ictus migrañosos es bueno, con mínimo riesgo de recidiva