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Sporadic hemiplegic migraine: report of a case with clinical and radiological features.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18810316     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A case of visual hallucination, headache and left hemiparesis is reported. The patient had a history of recurrent attacks of similar semiology for the previous 15 years. MRI brain revealed a cortical hyperintensity on T2W, FLAIR and diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in the right cerebral hemisphere with a normal ADC (apparent diffusion coefficient) map and MR angiogram. Detailed workup for MELAS was negative. A diagnosis of sporadic hemiplegic migraine was made and he was managed conservatively. He made a gradual complete recovery over 2 weeks. He was discharged on flunarizine for prophylaxis and has remained asymptomatic over the ensuing 4 months. This interesting condition is reviewed and discussed herein.
Authors:
Rohit Bhatia; Soaham Desai; Manjari Tripathi; Ajay Garg; M V Padma; Kameshwar Prasad; Mamta B Singh
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2008-09-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  The journal of headache and pain     Volume:  9     ISSN:  1129-2369     ISO Abbreviation:  J Headache Pain     Publication Date:  2008 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-11-17     Completed Date:  2009-04-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100940562     Medline TA:  J Headache Pain     Country:  Italy    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  385-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. rohitbhatia71@yahoo.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain / pathology,  radiography*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Functional Laterality
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Male
Migraine with Aura / pathology*,  radiography*

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