Normal Cortical Energy Metabolism in Migrainous Stroke
Author(s) -
Ursula G. Schulz,
Andrew M. Blamire,
Paul Davies,
Peter Styles,
Peter M. Rothwell
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.558163
Subject(s) - aura , migraine , medicine , stroke (engine) , migraine with aura , ictal , infarction , cerebral infarction , phosphocreatine , cortical spreading depression , cardiology , anesthesia , electroencephalography , myocardial infarction , psychiatry , ischemia , energy metabolism , mechanical engineering , engineering
Previous (31)P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((31)P-MRS) studies have shown that cerebral cortical energy metabolism is abnormal in migraine and that cortical energy reserves decrease with increasing severity and duration of aura. Migrainous infarction is a rare complication of migraine with aura, and its pathophysiology is poorly understood. We used (31)P-MRS to determine whether migrainous stroke shows similar interictal abnormalities in cortical energy metabolism as severe, prolonged aura.
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