Migrainous aura versus transient ischemic attack in an elderly migraineur.
In older patients with migraine, the distinction between a migrainous aura and a transient ischemic episode can be difficult, as this case illustrates.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence