Occlusion of the Central Retinal Artery in Migraine

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Abstract
RETINOVASCULAR phenomena during migraine are not uncommon, but permanent sequelae are rare. These are usually ascribed to some concomitant organic lesion such as aneurysm, tumor, syphilis, cerebrovascular accidents, hypertension, aberrant artery pressure or encephalitis. This paper describes a patient with central-retinal-artery occlusion in migraine, followed for eight years, with no evidence of other complicating abnormality.Case ReportA 28-year-old woman was afflicted with sudden blindness of the left eye.She had a past history of urticaria and angioneurotic edema, with no specific identifiable allergens. In 1948 ophthalmic-type migraine became clinically manifest, characterized by scotoma, left-sided headache and, occasionally, numbness of . . .

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