Migraine with aura after administration of sublingual nitroglycerin tablets.
As a nitric oxide donor, nitroglycerin can trigger migraine in migraineurs. The headache is not characteristically accompanied by an aura. A patient with no personal or family history of migraine reported the development of a typical visual aura and a throbbing headache while using nitroglycerin for angina pectoris. The possible mechanisms are discussed.
Bánk
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Kenézy Teaching Hospital, Neurology Department, Debrecen, Bartók Béla u.3, 4031 Hungary.
D000286:Administration, Sublingual; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D005996:Nitroglycerin