Migrainous vasospasm

Last revised by Bruno Di Muzio on 26 Dec 2015

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Citation:

Gaillard F, Di Muzio B, Migrainous vasospasm. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-4526

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-4526

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/4526

rID:

4526

Article created:

7 Sep 2008, Frank Gaillard ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Frank Gaillard had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

26 Dec 2015, Bruno Di Muzio ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was last revised Bruno Di Muzio had no recorded disclosures.

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Systems:

Central Nervous System

Synonyms:

Crash migraine

Migrainous vasospasm is a subset of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS). It is also known as "crash migraine", although it is sometimes described as a separate condition.

Whether migraine is actually a predisposing factor to RCVS or it is simply that migraine is common (up to 12% of the population) and will, therefore, be reported by patients with RCVS, is uncertain. Migraineurs with RCVS do not report typical migrainous auras and is different from their usual migraines.