Pontine capillary telangiectasia as visualized on MR imaging causing a clinical picture resembling basilar-type migraine: a case report

J Neurol. 2009 Oct;256(10):1775-7. doi: 10.1007/s00415-009-5204-5. Epub 2009 Jun 17.

Abstract

A case of presumed pontine capillary telangiectasia in an 18-year-old woman with a clinical diagnosis of basilar-type migraine is reported. Since both are very rare diagnoses, this case provides some evidence to suggest that pontine capillary telangiectasia might cause a clinical picture resembling basilar-type migraine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / therapeutic use
  • Adolescent
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / diagnosis*
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / drug therapy
  • Central Nervous System Vascular Malformations / pathology*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Migraine with Aura / diagnosis*
  • Migraine with Aura / pathology*
  • Propranolol / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasodilator Agents / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Acetaminophen
  • Propranolol