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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2025

Multiple Cerebral Infarcts Due to Severe Anemia Preceded by Migraine-like Headache with Aura.

Kiichiro Oryu, Yuji Kato, Yoshiki Mochizuki, Noriko Arai, Ichiro Deguchi, Shinichi Takahashi, Satoshi Suda

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Kiichiro OryuDepartment of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
Yuji KatoDepartment of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
Yoshiki MochizukiDepartment of Cerebrovascular Surgery, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
Noriko AraiDepartment of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
Ichiro DeguchiDepartment of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
Shinichi TakahashiDepartment of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.
Satoshi SudaDepartment of Neurology and Cerebrovascular Medicine, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Japan.

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Abstract

We herein report a 47-year-old woman who developed migraine-like headache with aura and subsequent multiple cerebral infarcts, likely due to severe iron deficiency anemia (IDA) from menorrhagia. The progression from IDA to ischemic stroke involves several pathophysiological mechanisms, including reduction of erythrocyte deformability, reactive thrombocytosis, and anemic hypoxia. We speculate that a microembolus first caused cortical spreading depression without infarcts and that a larger thromboembolus then caused multiple infarcts. This case highlights the transition from migraine-like headache to ischemic stroke. New-onset migraine-like headache is a warning of impending ischemic stroke, and IDA may be a potential underlying cause.

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Anemia, Iron-DeficiencyCerebral InfarctionMigraine with AuraFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMenorrhagiaMiddle Agediron deficiency anemiaischemic strokemigraine with aura

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PMID38749725
PMCPMC11781921

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