Migraine-associated psychosis and subsequent renal transplant.
BACKGROUND
Migraine aura is a recurrent disorder manifesting in fairly brief attacks of focal neurological symptoms.


OBJECTIVE
The authors present the case of a patient successfully treated for migraine aura that included prominent psychotic symptoms.


METHODS
The authors report a case of a woman diagnosed with basilar-type migraine, including psychotic symptoms, that were treated with a neuroleptic medication.


RESULTS
The patient was treated with and responded to risperidone and was subsequently able to receive a kidney transplant.


CONCLUSIONS
Because the neuroleptic medication resolved psychotic symptoms, the patient became a successful candidate for renal transplant.
Bourgeois
James
J
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento CA 95817, USA. james.bourgeois@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone