Headache Rounds: Sudden, Transient Neurologic Symptoms in a Woman With Migraine. Issue 9 (October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sharon, Roni; Rayhill, Melissa L.; Kurth, Tobias; Loder, Elizabeth
• Is Part Of: Headache. Volume 55:Issue 9(2015)
• Page Start: 1274
• Page End: 1282
• Publication Date: 2015-10
• Subjects: Headache -- Periodicals; Headache -- Periodicals; 616.8491
• DOI: 10.1111/head.12690
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0017-8748

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>The following article is a Graham Headache Center headache rounds presentation at the Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital by fellows Roni Sharon and Melissa Rayhill with special guest Tobias Kurth. It summarizes the case of a 36‐year‐old female with no history of migraine in the past, presenting with several transient neurological episodes associated with headache. Her history, symptoms, imaging workup is reviewed. Following the case is a discussion of the differential diagnosis for the patient's symptoms along with a review of the association of migraine with and without aura with vascular neurological insult such as stroke. The article also discusses the clinical implications of migraine as a risk factor for stroke along with possible treatment recommendations.</p> </abstract>