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Resolution of classic migraine after removal of an occipital lobe AVM
Author(s) -
Troost B. Todd,
Mark Louis E.,
Maroon Joseph C.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410050216
Subject(s) - migraine , nausea , occipital lobe , vomiting , medicine , arteriovenous malformation , temporal lobe , anesthesia , surgery , radiology , epilepsy , psychiatry
A patient had a thirteen‐year history of symptoms clinically indistinguishable from classic migraine: a slowly progressive visual fortification spectrum lasting 40 minutes, followed by a five‐ to six‐hour throbbing unilateral headache with nausea and vomiting. After unsuccessful migraine therapy, investigation revealed a large occipital lobe arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Surgical removal of the AVM resulted in immediate and total resolution of all symptoms.