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World J Clin Cases. Nov 16, 2013; 1(8): 256-259
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i8.256
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v1.i8.256
Cortical laminar necrosis related to migrainous cerebral infarction
Adrià Arboix, Sebastià González-Peris, Emili Comes, Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor., Universitat de Barcelona, E-08029 Barcelona, Spain
Elisenda Grivé, Department of Neuroradiology, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor., E-08029 Barcelona, Spain
María-José Sánchez, Medical Library, Hospital Universitari Sagrat Cor., E-08029 Barcelona, Spain
Author contributions: Arboix A designed the case report, collected the data and wrote the paper; González-Peris S and Comes E participated in the collection of data, medical care of the patient and revision of the manuscript for intellectual content; Sánchez MJ contributed to write the paper, conducted the literature review, edited the manuscript and provided editorial assistance; Grivé E participated in the collection of neuroradiological data and revision of the manuscript for intellectual content; all the authors read and approved the final version to be published.
Correspondence to: Adrià Arboix, MD, PhD, Cerebrovascular Division, Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitari del Sagrat Cor., Universitat de Barcelona, Viladomat 288, E-08029 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. aarboix@hscor.com
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Received: August 1, 2013
Revised: September 9, 2013
Accepted: October 16, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Revised: September 9, 2013
Accepted: October 16, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: A 29-year-old migrainous woman developed dysarthria and focal sensorimotor neurological deficit during a typical migraine attack with aura. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a right temporo-parietal ischemic lesion compatible with cortical laminar necrosis (CLN). The present case is the unique one in our stroke registry over a 19-year period that presents CLN related to migrainous cerebral infarction. Our case shows that CLN can be associated with cerebral ischemia due to migrainous infarction, an infrequent ischemic cerebral infarct of unusual etiology.