[Multiple cerebral infarctions during a migraine attack].

Two cases of migraine complicated with ischemic cerebral infarct are reported. Both met the established criteria for the diagnosis: definite history of classical or common migraine, development of an ischemic infarct during the crisis, duration of deficit lasting more than 24 hours and absence of other causes of cerebrovascular disease. Several laboratory examinations were carried out: routine blood tests, coagulation study, immunological study, serological tests for syphilis, ECG, echocardiogram, cerebral CT, and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and angiography. The most remarkable finding in these two patients were multiple cerebral infarcts in different vascular territories. This fact is exceptionally reported in the literature. The clinical outcome of the patients was characterized by the virtually complete reversal of neurological deficit.