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Case Reports
. 1977 Sep 17;2(6089):732-4.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.6089.732.

Respiratory arrest in familial hemiplegic migraine: a clinical and neuropathological study

P Neligan, D G Harriman, J Pearce
Case Reports

Respiratory arrest in familial hemiplegic migraine: a clinical and neuropathological study

P Neligan et al. Br Med J. .

Abstract

We describe a fatal case of familial hemiplegic migraine. A transient respiratory arrest in this patient led to a persistent "vegetative state," culminating in death four months later. Neuropathological findings included deep microinfarcts in the basal ganglia and a remarkable sparing of brain-stem nuclei associated with the function of respiration.

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