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Prolonged Migraine Stuttering Aura: Structural, Functional, and Video Neuroimaging Study of an Atypical Migraine Aura. A Case Report.
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Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain . Apr2020, Vol. 60 Issue 4, p776-780. 5p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Chart. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background: Stuttering is a disorder in the rhythm of speech characterized by an involuntary repetition, prolongation, and cessation of sounds. Neurogenic acquired stuttering is a very rare disorder which could result from different conditions with the involvement of several brain locations. Case Report: A 16‐year‐old male presented to our Hospital with headache associated with blurred vision followed by right‐sided facial and upper limb tingling, clumsiness of right arm, and a complete inability to formulate language which evolved in the next minutes into an intense speech disorder characterized by persistent stuttering. Urgent brain magnetic resonance imaging showed a prominence of venous vasculature in left hemisphere in susceptibility weighted imaging sequence. A fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography revealed a bilateral occipital, temporal, and parietal hypometabolism. With the suspicion of migraine aura, analgesic treatment was administered. Symptoms progressively resolved inside 10 hours. Five months later he experienced a similar episode. Conclusion: This case report represents a diagnostic challenge and suggests the inclusion of stuttering within the neurological manifestations of higher cortical dysfunction that can be found as a result of migraine aura. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00178748
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 142439296
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/head.13780