title: Cerebral oedema in episodic ataxia.
abstract: We report a patient with episodic ataxia (presumably of type 2) who developed cerebral oedema secondary to a common infection (presumably viral). Cerebral oedema may be a part of the clinical spectrum of familial episodic ataxia and argues for an overlap with hemiplegic migraine. It is suggested to consider a diagnosis of episodic ataxia or familial hemiplegic migraine in catastrophic reactions to apparent trivial trauma or infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Oto-neuro-ophthalmology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium. luc.crevits@ugent.be
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crevits
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cambron
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anseeuw
mesh_terms: D001259:Ataxia / Q000150:complications*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology*; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D055815:Young Adult