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Case Reports
. 2015 Oct;55(9):1274-82.
doi: 10.1111/head.12690.

Headache Rounds: Sudden, Transient Neurologic Symptoms in a Woman With Migraine

Roni Sharon  1 , Melissa L Rayhill  1 , Tobias Kurth  2   3   4 , Elizabeth Loder  5
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Headache Rounds: Sudden, Transient Neurologic Symptoms in a Woman With Migraine

Roni Sharon et al. Headache. 2015 Oct.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: TIA; headache; migraine.

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