Non-familial hemiplegic migraine responsive to naloxone.
Two cases of non-familial hemiplegic migraine are described. Naloxone reversed the neurological deficits accompanying attacks, whereas the pain was uninfluenced. The possibility that the opiate-antagonist naloxone facilitates regression of neurological symptoms associated with migraine attacks in general is voiced.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D009270:Naloxone