title: Ophthalmoplegic migraine.
abstract: A 5-year-old girl developed severe periocular pain lasting 4 days. As the pain subsided, a right oculomotor palsy developed which slowly resolved without aberrant regeneration over a 2 1/2-month period. A classic history and normal high-resolution CT scan were essential in making the diagnosis of ophthalmoplegic migraine. This is a rare disorder classically requiring normal cerebral angiography for diagnosis. With the advent of high-resolution CT scanning, angiography may no longer be indicated in the typical case.
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed