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Cardiac Arrhythmia in Basilar Migraine
Author(s) -
Gilroy John,
Lerman Victor J.
Publication year - 1982
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/j.1526-4610.1982.hed2203140.x
Subject(s) - migraine , medicine , brainstem , cardiology , cardiac arrhythmia , basilar artery , anesthesia , atrial fibrillation
SYNOPSIS Basilar migraine may produce temporary change in brainstem function resulting in impairment of activity of medullary autonomic nuclei. A case of basilar migraine with transient cardiac arrhythmia is described and it is suggested that abnormalities in cardiac rhythm may be detected by cardiographic monitoring in some cases of basilar migraine. This report emphasizes the occasional occurrence of serious complications during a migraine attack.