title: Postoperative Hemiplegic Migraine After a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Case Report.
abstract: We report the case of a 35-year-old woman who developed severe right-sided hemiplegia and hemisensory loss shortly after emergence from general anesthesia for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Her medical history was significant for migraine with aura and a family history of transient hemiparesis thought to be a result of a transient ischemic attack. The patient's deficits slowly resolved, and she was ultimately diagnosed with familial hemiplegic migraine after a negative workup for cerebrovascular accidents.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesia, Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California; and †Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Happel
authors.forename: Albin S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Quiko
authors.forename: Huy
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Phun
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collier
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mortensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000009:adverse effects; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000175:diagnosis*