Resolution of Migraine With Aura Caused by an Occipital Arteriovenous Malformation

Migraine: Possible Role of Shear‐Induced Platelet Aggregation With Serotonin Release

“…Complete recovery from severe migraine has been reported after thromboend arterectomy in a patient with carotid artery stenosis, 73 and after obliteration of an arteriovenous malformation 74‐76 . Because vessels may be narrowed by local muscular spasms or by unnatural body position, involvement of vessel stenosis in migraine is also suggested by favorable consequences of 2 months chiropractic spinal therapy (>90% attack reduction in 22% and significant improvement in 49% of 83 patients) 77 .…”

“…Complete recovery from severe migraine has been reported after thromboend arterectomy in a patient with carotid artery stenosis, 73 and after obliteration of an arteriovenous malformation. [74][75][76] Because vessels may be narrowed by local muscular spasms or by unnatural body position, involvement of vessel stenosis in migraine is also suggested by favorable consequences of 2 months chiropractic spinal therapy (>90% attack reduction in 22% and significant improvement in 49% of 83 patients). 77 It may, furthermore, explain why migraine patients, in contrast to patients with tension-type headache who massage their scalp, often try to relieve their pain by changing their posture, 78 as if they attempt to reduce the degree of vascular stenosis or shear stress.…”

Surgical Treatment of Non-ruptured Giant Occipital Arteriovenous Malformations With Frequent Migraine-Like Headache-Two Case Reports-

“…22) Frequent migraine-like headaches prevent a normal life, so resolution by removal of the occipital AVM is desirable. 3,8,17,20) Frequent migraines or migraine-like headaches should be a factor when considering surgical treatment for occipital AVM, even if the AVM is non-ruptured and/or giant. Middle age is not an indication for more conservative treatment.…”

Midbrain Cavernous Malformation Causing Migraine-Like Headache

“…Vascular malformations in other brain areas have also been associated with new-onset migraine-like headaches. Most case reports involve the occipital, parietal or temporal lobes (6, 7). In 1975, Waltimo et al described the association of occipital AVMs with migraines (8).…”