title: Basilar artery migraine 12 patients, with an attack recorded electroencephalographically.
abstract: Basilar artery migraine is distinctive disorder characterized by symptoms referable to dysfunction of brainstem structures in conjunction with more typical migrainous phenomena. Our experience with 12 cases, seen in a period of 10 years, is reviewed. In one instance, an attack of basilar artery migraine was captured by EEG, and appeared as a typical photoconvulsive response. More than half of our patients responded well to anticonvulsant drugs.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001488:Basilar Artery; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology; D004874:Ergonovine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D004874:Ergonovine