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Amelioration of Ophthalmoplegic Migraine by Prednisone: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Smith Charles D.,
Reeves Alexander G.
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.hed2602093.x
Subject(s) - ophthalmoparesis , prednisone , medicine , migraine , pediatrics , anesthesia , surgery , ptosis
SYNOPSIS A 42‐year‐old patient with a 40‐year history of paroxysmal headache associated with recurrent rightabducens palsy was treated with prednisone for three days following headache onset. Initiation ofprednisone within four hours of headache onset resulted in decreased severity and duration of theheadache and prevention or marked amelioration of the ophthalmoparesis. Therapy delayed beyondeighteen hours had a much less dramatic effect.