Vertebral artery dissection mimicking status migrainosus.
Vertebral artery dissection (VAD) may uncommonly present as isolated headache. More rarely, it simulates classical headache syndromes, including migraine. We report a VAD mimicking status migrainosus.
Neurology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, 1649-028 Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: tiagoteodoro@gmail.com.
Tiago
T
Teodoro
João
J
Ferreira
Ana
A
Franco
Vanessa
V
Almeida
Carlos
C
Casimiro
Miguel
M
Coelho
José M
JM
Ferro
Luísa
L
Albuquerque
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; D020217:Vertebral Artery Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging