title: Lower back pain as a symptom of migrainous corpalgia.
abstract: The symptoms and prevalence of migraine headaches are widely recognized; however, less is known about migraine-related spontaneous body pain, or migrainous corpalgia. Only a few reports have described it. The case of a 13-year-old boy with onset of migrainous corpalgia at the age of 12 years is presented. He suffered from pulsatile headaches and bilateral lower back pain, which would appear either with the headache or as an isolated symptom. Various medical examinations showed no abnormalities. He was diagnosed as having migraine without aura and successfully treated with valproic acid. It is unique for this patient to have lower back pain as a symptom of migrainous corpalgia. It would be important for physicians to understand the variety of pain symptoms in migraine patients, as shown here, for better and comprehensive understanding of migraine and its related condition.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, South Miyagi Medical Center, Ogawara, Japan. kakisuke@mui.biglobe.ne.jp
authors: Yosuke
authors: Y
authors: Kakisaka
authors: Tomoichiro
authors: T
authors: Ohara
authors: Saori
authors: S
authors: Katayama
authors: Tasuku
authors: T
authors: Suzuki
authors: Naomi
authors: N
authors: Hino-Fukuyo
authors: Mitsugu
authors: M
authors: Uematsu
authors: Shigeo
authors: S
authors: Kure
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020326:Migraine without Aura / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014635:Valproic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D014635:Valproic Acid