Non-familial hemiplegic migraine responsive to naloxone

Cephalalgia. 1983 Jun;3(2):125-7. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1983.0302125.x.

Abstract

Two cases of non-familial hemiplegic migraine are described. Naloxone reversed the neurological deficits accompanying attacks, whereas the pain was uninfluenced. The possibility that the opiate-antagonist naloxone facilitates regression of neurological symptoms associated with migraine attacks in general is voiced.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemiplegia / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Migraine Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Naloxone / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Naloxone