title: Transient unilateral spatial neglect during aura in a woman with sporadic hemiplegic migraine.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hemiplegic migraine is a rare form of migraine with aura characterized by motor aura. Although auras in hemiplegic migraine are typically complex with two or more aura symptoms, neglect has been rarely described.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report the case of a 20-year-old woman with sporadic hemiplegic migraine that was investigated for the presence of unilateral spatial neglect (USN) during aura in one of her migraine attacks. Transient hemispatial neglect was observed during a right-sided migraine attack with left sensory-motor hemisyndrome; after migraine resolution there was a total recovery.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our case demonstrates that USN may be a symptom of aura. To our knowledge, this is the first report of USN during aura in an adult with sporadic hemiplegic migraine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Azienda Universitaria-Ospedaliera of Cagliari and University of Cagliari, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Stefano
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Floris
authors.forename: Mariangela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vacca
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Serra
authors.forename: Antonino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannas
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borghero
authors.forename: Maria Giovanna
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Marrosu
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marrosu
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010468:Perceptual Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hemiplegic migraine; aura; neglect