title: Migraine-associated psychosis and subsequent renal transplant.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, Davis Medical Center, 2230 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento CA 95817, USA. james.bourgeois@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
authors.forename: Ha
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mistry
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone