Research note. Clinical reports and analysis of patients with clinical manifestations of migraine-like headache and unruptured aneurysm

Genetics and Molecular Research : GMR
M Zhao

Abstract

A retrospective analysis of three cases of clinical manifestations of migraine-like headache, including clinical features, imaging findings, and follow-up results was done to explore the potential correlation between migraine and unruptured aneurysm. Clinical data and digital subtraction angiography (DSA) results were retrospectively analyzed. All three patients met the diagnostic criteria for migraine without aura stated in the second edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders, established by the International Headache Society in 2004. The DSA results suggested that the aneurysms occurred in the anterior communicating artery (two cases) and in the internal carotid artery (one case); the migraine attacks disappeared after aneurysm embolization, with a follow-up time of 6, 10, and 16 months in the three cases, respectively. The pathogenesis of migraine is not fully understood; however, the potential correlation between migraine attack and unruptured saccular aneurysm needs attention, and the specific pathogenesis should be further investigated.

Citations

Feb 12, 2017·Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases : the Official Journal of National Stroke Association·Julieta E ArenaSebastián F Ameriso

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