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Case Reports
. 2016;55(19):2793-2798.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.55.6626. Epub 2016 Oct 1.

Abdominal Migraine in a Middle-aged Woman

Yosuke Kunishi  1 , Yuri Iwata, Mitsuyasu Ota, Yuichi Kurakami, Mao Matsubayashi, Masatomo Kanno, Yoriko Kuboi, Koichiro Yoshie, Yoshio Kato
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Case Reports

Abdominal Migraine in a Middle-aged Woman

Yosuke Kunishi et al. Intern Med. 2016.

Abstract

A 52-year-old woman presented with recurrent, severe abdominal pain. Laboratory tests and imaging were insignificant, and treatment for functional dyspepsia was ineffective. The poorly localized, dull, and severe abdominal pain, associated with anorexia, nausea, and vomiting, was consistent with abdominal migraine. The symptoms were relieved by loxoprofen and lomerizine, which are used in the treatment of migraine. We herein report a case of abdominal migraine in a middle-aged woman. Abdominal migraine should be considered as a cause of abdominal pain as it might easily be relieved by appropriate treatment.

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Diagnostic criteria for abdominal migraine.
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Clinical course.
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