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Migrainous Stroke Causing Thalamic Infarction and Amnesia During Treatment With Propranolol
Author(s) -
Mendizabal Jorge E.,
Greiner Frank,
Hamilton William J.,
Rothrock John F.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1997.3709594.x
Subject(s) - propranolol , migraine , amnesia , stroke (engine) , medicine , anesthesia , ischemic stroke , cardiology , ischemia , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering
We report a case of migraine‐associated ischemic stroke causing amnesia, wherein treatment with propranolol may have been contributory. The possible mechanisms involved in migrainous stroke occurring in association with use of propranolol are discussed.