Loss of topographic memory and prosopagnosia during migraine aura.
We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with a past history of acephalalgic migraine. She had a complex migraine aura with left-sided scintillating scotomas, hemianopia, left-sided paresthesias, a loss of topographic and procedural memory, and prosopagnosia. The rarity of right hemisphere cognitive dysfunction during the aura, its diagnostic difficulties, and differential diagnosis are discussed.
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Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz, Hospital de Sta Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. labling@mail.telepac.pt
Cunha e Sá
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D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008569:Memory Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D020238:Prosopagnosia / Q000209:etiology*