title: Trauma-precipitated migrainous hemiparesis.
abstract: Migraine is a pleomorphic condition in which neurologic manifestations may be absent or a minor or a major feature. Similarly, head injury may range from trivial to lethal with regard to neurologic morbidity. Migraine may be precipitated by a variety of stimuli, including head trauma, significant or trivial. Presented is the case of a patient with migrainous hemiparesis precipitated by minor head injury. The clinical features and laboratory and radiological findings of trauma-precipitated migraine are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kennedy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed