Migraine-like headache with autonomic symptoms in midbrain malformation

Headache. 2014 May;54(5):909-10. doi: 10.1111/head.12243. Epub 2013 Oct 29.

Abstract

We report a case of midbrain malformation characterized by right deviation of the medulla oblongata associated with elongation and ectasia of the basilar and left vertebral arteries in a patient with a long history of migraine-like headache with autonomic symptoms.

Keywords: autonomic; midbrain malformation; migraine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / therapeutic use
  • Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / etiology*
  • Brain Diseases / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mesencephalon / pathology*
  • Migraine Disorders / drug therapy
  • Migraine Disorders / etiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal