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Serial MRI in a case of familial hemiplegic migraine.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  12669159     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We report MRI findings in a patient with familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) with repeated episodes of hemiparesis. FHM is caused by a penetrant autosomal dominant genetic mutation; several mutations have been genotyped, involving brain-expressed ion channels. We found cerebral oedema, dilatation of intracerebral vessels and decreased water diffusion contralateral to the hemiparesis, not respecting vascular territories, with subsequent complete resolution of both clinical and imaging abnormalities. These results are thought to be consistent with an underlying primary neuronal pathology with secondary vascular effects, as opposed to the traditional, primarily vascular, model of migraine aetiology.
Authors:
D J A Butteriss; V Ramesh; D Birchall
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2003-03-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroradiology     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0028-3940     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuroradiology     Publication Date:  2003 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2003-05-13     Completed Date:  2003-07-18     Revised Date:  2005-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1302751     Medline TA:  Neuroradiology     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  300-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neuroradiology, Regional Neurosciences Centre Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Brain / pathology*
Hemiplegia / genetics*,  pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Migraine Disorders / genetics*,  pathology
Mutation

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