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Migraine With Neurological Features in a Scuba Diver With a Patent Foramen Ovale
Author(s) -
Ali Ashhar,
Rothner A. David
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/head.13047
Subject(s) - decompression sickness , patent foramen ovale , migraine , scuba diving , aura , decompression illness , medicine , migraine with aura , decompression , pediatrics , anesthesia , surgery , oceanography , geology
Neurologic complications of decompression sickness have been observed for over half of a century. Little is known, however, about the risk of diving in patients that suffer from migraine with aura (MWA). We report the case of a pediatric patient with a history of migraine with aura, who was later found to have a PFO, who developed headache with neurological symptoms during a scuba diving lesson.