1. A case of adult-onset ophthalmoplegic migraine.
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Alam, Anwar, Iqubal, Md, Kumar, Baidyanath, Azad, Zeyaur, Iqubal, Md Shahid, and Azad, Zeyaur R
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MIGRAINE complications ,CRANIAL nerve diseases ,TOLOSA-Hunt syndrome ,MAGNETIC resonance imaging ,OCULOMOTOR paralysis - Abstract
Ophthalmoplegic migraine (OM) also called recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy (RPON) is not a so common disorder. It is characterized by childhood onset, ophthalmoplegia and migraine type of headache. The most common involved nerve is third cranial nerve. Involvement of fourth and sixth cranial nerve is unlikely. Adult cases are not so common. This is a case report of a man who presented with left-sided severe headache and diplopia of left eye. He had left oculomotor nerve palsy. The patient responded to treatment and recovered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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