Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine with Seizures and Transient MRI Abnormalities

Hemiplegic migraines are characterised by attacks of migraine with aura accompanied by transient motor weakness. There are both familial and sporadic subtypes, which are now recognised as separate entities by the International Classification of Headache Disorders, edition II (ICHD-II). Sporadic hemi...

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Main Authors: Harsha Bhatia, Fawzi Babtain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/258372
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Summary:Hemiplegic migraines are characterised by attacks of migraine with aura accompanied by transient motor weakness. There are both familial and sporadic subtypes, which are now recognised as separate entities by the International Classification of Headache Disorders, edition II (ICHD-II). Sporadic hemiplegic migraine is a rare variant of migraine, We report a case of sporadic hemiplegic migraine and seizures with MRI features suggestive of cortical hyper intensity and edema on T2 and FLAIR images with no restriction pattern on diffusion and these changes completely resolving over time, suggesting that these changes are due prolonged neuronal depolarization and not of ischemic origin.
ISSN:2090-6668
2090-6676