. 2019; 59(4): 396-398 | DOI: 10.14744/hnhj.2018.36854

Sporadic Hemiplegic Migraine: A Case Report

Davut Tekyol¹, Ýbrahim Altundað¹, Nihat Müjdat Hökenek^2
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
²Department of Emergency Medicine, Kartal Dr. Lutfi Kirdar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

The complaint of headaches is a frequent application to the emergency department. Most of the patients have a benign primary headache. Thus, fast and effective treatment is sufficient. A 24-year-old patient was admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of headache, slowing down in speech, numbness and weakness on the left side. After the examinations, the patient was diagnosed with a hemiplegic migraine attack. During follow-up, the patient's muscular weakness and symptoms totally improved, and migraine prophylaxis was started. Hemiplegic migraine, a rare subtype of migraine that characterized by recurrent focal weakness and headache episodes, was reviewed on this case.

Keywords: Hemiplegia, hemiplegic migraine; migraine; sporadic hemiplegic migraine

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