Reversible vasospasm in migrainous infarction: a transcranial Doppler follow-up study.

igraine is a common disorder in young women, but it is rarely associated with ischemic stroke. According to previous stroke registries, migrainous infarcts account for 0.5% to 1.5% of all ischemic strokes and about 10% to 14% of young ischemic strokes.1,2 The pathophysiologic mechanism of migrainous infarction is still unclear. Here we report a patient with a migraine history in whom acute cerebral infarction developed during a migraine attack due to an arterial vasospasm, which was illustrated by serial transcranial Doppler sonography (TCD).