Ophthalmoplegic migraine: a case with recurrent palsy of the abducens nerve.
Ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM) is a rare disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of migraine-like headaches associated with extrinsic ocular musculature palsy. In this article, we report a patient with OM that presented recurrent palsy of the abducens nerve and other atypical features. Case reports of OM with abducens nerve palsy were also reviewed.
Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)-Internal Medicine/Clínica Médica, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Luiz Paulo
LP
Vasconcelos
Felipe Galvão
FG
Stancioli
Juliana Cardoso
JC
Leal
Ariovaldo
A
da Silva
Rodrigo Santiago
RS
Gómez
Antônio Lúcio
AL
Teixeira
D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D011241:Prednisone; D012008:Recurrence
D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone