Cerebral venous thrombosis associated with Migraine

Abstract

Migraine is one of the commonest neurological disorder encountered by physicians. It affects around 20% of the females and 12% males of the normal population. It is a genetically determined, neurovascular disorder having complex pathophysiology [1]. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a rare type of stroke, which affects 0.5-1% of all types of strokes .Cerebral venous thrombosis presents with varied neurological manifestations, which include headache, seizures, altered sensorium, focal neurological deficits and intracranial hypertension. There are various infective and non infective conditions associated with cerebral venous thrombosis [2].