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Basilar Migraine Manifesting as Transient Global Amnesia in a 9‐Year‐Old Child
Author(s) -
Amit R.,
Shapira Y.,
Flusser H.,
Aker M.
Publication year - 1986
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.1526-4610.1986.hed2601017.x
Subject(s) - transient global amnesia , migraine , amnesia , medicine , transient (computer programming) , pediatrics , anesthesia , psychology , psychiatry , computer science , operating system
SYNOPSIS A case of transient global amnesia in a nine year old child with a history of recurrent episodes of vertigoand a family history of migraine headache is described. The possibility that acute confusional state inchildren, presenting as transient global amnesia may represent a variant of basilar migraine is discussed.