hemiplegic migraine


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hem·i·ple·gic mi·graine

a form associated with transient hemiplegia.
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Familial hemiplegic migraine and episodic ataxia type-2 are caused by mutations in the Ca2+ channel gene CACNL1A4," Cell, vol.
Recent advances in the understanding of vestibular migraine
Mitochondrial myopathy, encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS), cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL), [sup][19] familial hemiplegic migraine, [sup][20] PRES, and tumor recurrence are the five alternative diagnoses most strongly favored in the initial evaluation.
Stroke-like Migraine Attacks after Radiation Therapy Syndrome
1996) Familial hemiplegic migraine and episodic ataxia type-2 are caused by mutations in the [Ca.
[GABA.sub.A] receptor expression in the forebrain of ataxic rolling Nagoya mice
A spokesman for The Migraine Trust charity said: "A person with hemiplegic migraine will experience a temporary weakness on one side of their body as part of their migraine attack.
My 'stroke' nightmare was a rare migraine... Mail journalist EMMA MCKINNEY is used to reporting on emergencies - but found herself at the centre of one when a terrible migraine left her fearing she had suffered a stroke
The discovery came after neurologist Michel Ferrari of Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands happened to see two patients on the same day with familial hemiplegic migraine.
Head agony: jumpy cells may underlie migraine's sensory storm
Hemiplegic migraine symptoms include temporary paralysis down one side of the body, vertigo or difficulty walking, double vision or blindness, hearing impairment and numbness around the mouth, leading to trouble speaking or swallowing.
Blinded by the light and struck dumb; REAL LIVES For Robert Gibbs, shopping and hospital appointments are a nightmare - because fluorescent lights trigger a migraine so intense he has all the symptoms of suffering a devastating stroke. ZOE CHAMBERLAIN asks the 51-year-old from Hagley how he copes
Mailed questionnaires completed by 75 patients with familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) indicated that 63% experience between 1 and 12 triggers, whereas the remaining 37% said no environmental triggers precede their attacks, Dr.
Triggers similar in familial hemiplegic migraine
Hemiplegic migraine in childhood: diagnostic and therapeutic aspects.
Hemiplegic migraine: a case report/ Hemiplejik migren: bir olgu sunumu
The hemiplegic migraine can cause temporary one sided paralysis and sometimes loss of balance and dizziness," says Dr Gupta.
When your head just won't STOP throbbing
Eventually, hemiplegic migraine was diagnosed on the basis of negative investigations and a retrospective history of the patient's migraine.
Presentation of hemiplegic migraine--hemiplegia and hemi-sensory loss following general anaesthesia
Dr Terry Stuart, a GP and stress expert from Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, said it was not unusual for a hemiplegic migraine - in which blood supply to one side of the brain is reduced and which can lead to temporary paralysis to half the body - to be caused by stress.
'I thought I was dying'
They may experience fewer severe manifestations such as basilar migraine, hemiplegic migraine, and migrainous infarction.
Give it time: prophylaxis can spare patients migraine misery

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