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Lateral Medullary Syndrome After Basilar Migraine
Author(s) -
Solomon Glen D.,
Spaccavento Leo 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.hed2204171.x
Subject(s) - medicine , basilar artery , migraine , brainstem , vertebral artery , medullary cavity , occlusion , anatomy , radiology , cardiology
SYNOPSIS Brainstem strokes have been reported following neck trauma and manipulation, but never previously reported following basilar artery migraine. We describe a 21‐year‐old man who suffered a lateral medullary syndrome associated with basilar artery migraines. Angiography revealed complete occlusion of the left vertebral artery.