Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome presenting as a migraine copycat: A case report

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Background: Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome is a possible long term consequence of cranial beam and may present as perfect mimic with or without aura. Methods Results: We 57-year-old man suffering from diffuse astrocytoma presenting SMART perfectly mimicking his antecedent visual He was treated intravenous steroid inducing rapid response. Conclusion: rare complex delayed complication brain therapy, which an isolated aura even decades radiation. Thus, sudden intensification relapse previous in patient remote radiotherapy constitutes red flag irradiation cured stable tumor disease on recent MRI. Moreover, adds to the list secondary headaches not yet listed current International Classification Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD3).

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Cephalalgia reports

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['2515-8163']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/25158163221131323