MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING IN A CASE OF MIGRAINE WITH OPHTHALMOPLEGIA

Authors
AERS I VANZANDIJCKE M DEHAENE I CASSELMAN J
Citation
I. Aers et al., MAGNETIC-RESONANCE-IMAGING IN A CASE OF MIGRAINE WITH OPHTHALMOPLEGIA, European journal of neurology, 4(1), 1997, pp. 85-89
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
European journal of neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
13515101
Volume
4
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
85 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
1351-5101(1997)4:1<85:MIACOM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We present the case of a migrainous girl who suffered an episode of mi graine-like headache associated with ophthalmoplegia. MRI showed rever sible enhancement and thickening of the cisternal portion of the oculo motor nerve. This finding suggests a mechanism different from diabetic ischaemic neuropathy, as similar MRI abnormalities were rarely report ed in diabetic ophthalmoplegia. The MRI findings are most in favour of an inflammatory cause.