Migraine with aura shows gadolinium enhancement which is reversed following prophylactic treatment

Cephalalgia. 1998 Nov;18(9):644-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1998.1809644.x.

Abstract

A 26-year-old patient complained of a series of migraine attacks with aura accompanied by slight pleocytosis and gadolinium (Gd-DTPA) enhancement next to the left middle cerebral artery. The migraine attacks and Gd-DTPA enhancement were reversible during prophylactic treatment with flunarizine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain / pathology
  • Contrast Media
  • Female
  • Flunarizine / therapeutic use*
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Migraine Disorders / diagnosis*
  • Migraine Disorders / drug therapy*
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Gadolinium DTPA
  • Flunarizine