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MRI Findings in a Case of Ophthalmoplegic Migraine
Author(s) -
Stommel Elijah W.,
Ward Thomas N.,
Harris Robert D.
Publication year - 1993
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.1526-4610.1993.hed3305234.x
Subject(s) - migraine , psychology , medicine , linguistics , dermatology , philosophy , psychiatry
SYNOPSIS MRI using gadolinium contrast material can demonstrate lesions in cranial nerves. Tumors and Inflammatory lesions have been described. 1,2 There is little published information on MRI of cranial nerve in patients with migraine headache with ophthalmoplegia. 3 We present a case of ophthalmoplegic migraine with a cranial nerve abnormality which was subsequently shown to improve as the patient clinically improved. Implications from this finding are discussed in relation to the pathophysiology of ophthalmoplegic migraine.