there are several conflicting reports about the eeg of the migraineurs. in this study we report the ictal and interictal eegs of 100 migraineurs, in comparison with control group. the range age for patient and control groups were 9-48 (mean: 26 ± 1.8) and 10-46 (mean: 23 ± 2.1) years respectively. 32% of the patients were less than 14 years old and the remaining 68% were more than 14 years. in ...

OBJECTIVES Clinical and genetic characterisation of families in the west of Scotland with familial hemiplegic migraine. METHODS Families with familial hemiplegic migraine were identified via probands attending the regional paediatric neurology and child development centre. All available family members were assessed clinically and genetic linkage studies for the known familial hemiplegic migra...

Epilepsy and migraine are common diseases of the nervous system and share genetic and pathophysiological mechanisms. Familial hemiplegic migraine is an autosomal dominant disease. It is often used as a model of migraine. Four genes often contain one or more mutations in both epilepsy and hemiplegic migraine patients (ie, CACNA1A, ATP1A2, SCN1A, and PRRT2). A better understanding of the shared g...

background: the sporadic type of hemiplegic migraine (hm) is sometimes observed among migrainous patients (mp) and mimics ischemic strokes. methods: in an evaluation of two-hundred consecutive adult mp in the mackenzie headache clinic, canada during 2004 , 9% of the patients met the criteria established by the international headache society for sporadic hm. female to male sex ratio, family hist...

HM: Hemiplegic Migraine; FHM: Familial Hemiplegic Migraine; SHM: Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine; BRIEF: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function; BASC-2: Behavior Assessment System for ChildrenSecond Edition; WISCIV: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition; CVLT-C: California Verbal Learning TestChildren’s Version; CMS: Children’s Memory Scale; WIAT-III: Wechsler Individual...

Hemiplegic migraine is a rare and complex disease, characterized by migraine with a reversible motor aura. Hemiplegic migraine can be easily misdiagnosed at its first presentation with an atypical severe form of migraine, a stroke, multiple sclerosis, metabolic disorders, conversion disorder or an epilepsy. We present the case of a young 24-year-old male patient, who since the age of 4 years ha...

PURPOSE Sporadic hemiplegic migraine is a rare form of migraine associated with motor weakness during the aura phase. While the aura usually lasts less than 1 hour, patients with sporadic hemiplegic migraine frequently have prolonged weakness. CASE REPORT A 60-year-old male had sporadic hemiplegic migraine after a head injury at the age of 14. He presented to our emergency department with a t...

The differential diagnosis for an acute hemiparesis in a child includes stroke, Todd paralysis, and hemiplegic migraine. In the context of an illustrative case, this review highlights the differences in clinical presentation among these entities and an approach to the diagnostic workup. Migraine with aura in children is reviewed, including migraine equivalents such as abdominal migraine and the...

INTRODUCTION Hemiplegic migraine is a particularly severe form of the disease that often evolves to a debilitating chronic illness that is resistant to commonly available therapies. Peripheral neurostimulation has been found to be a beneficial therapy for some patients among several diagnostic classes of migraine, but its potential has not been specifically evaluated for hemiplegic migraine. ...

how to cite this article: kazemi h, speckmann ej, gorji a. familial hemiplegic migraine and spreading depression. iran j child neurol. 2014 summer;8(3): 6-11.   abstract objective familial hemiplegic migraine (fhm) is an autosomal dominantly inherited subtype of migraine with aura, characterized by transient neurological signs and symptoms. typical hemiplegic migraine attacks start in the first...