Magnetic resonance angiogram evidence of vasospasm in familial hemiplegic migraine

Calin I Prodan; Neil R Holland; Marc E Lenaerts; Julie T Parke

doi:10.1177/088307380201700617

Magnetic resonance angiogram evidence of vasospasm in familial hemiplegic migraine

J Child Neurol. 2002 Jun;17(6):470-2. doi: 10.1177/088307380201700617.

Authors

Calin I Prodan¹, Neil R Holland, Marc E Lenaerts, Julie T Parke

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, USA.

PMID: 12174974
DOI: 10.1177/088307380201700617

Abstract

We report a case of familial hemiplegic migraine in an 11-year-old girl who presented with coma and left hemiparesis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed reversible vasospasm and evidence of oligemia, bringing new information regarding neurovascular changes in familial hemiplegic migraine.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Coma / etiology
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Angiography*
Migraine with Aura / complications
Migraine with Aura / diagnosis*
Migraine with Aura / diagnostic imaging
Paresis / etiology
Radiography
Vasospasm, Intracranial / diagnosis