title: Acute confusional migraine: a variant not to be missed.
abstract: A middle age woman who had frequent migraines was admitted with memory loss following severe unilateral headache, restlessness and confusion. Investigations including haematology, biochemistry, cerebrospinal fluid analysis serology and imaging were normal. As she had frequent migraines with a history of ophthalmoplegic migraine, acute confusional migraine was thought of as a possibility. The patient responded dramatically to intravenous sodium valproate. We report this case to emphasise that acute confusional migraine, a rare variant of migraine, is occasionally encountered in adults and prompt recognition will lead to appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. drrajeshverma32@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Ritesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sahu
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jaiswal
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*
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