After surgery, no further attacks occurred. Three months later, EEG and CT scan were normalized. Now, five years later, she is still free of migraine or other types of headache nor any other neurological problem. Thus we present a case of late onset headache, mimicking migraine with aura, ...
A potential "migraine center" in the brainstem has been proposed, based on PET-scan results showing persistently elevated rCBF in the brainstem (ie, periaqueductal gray, midbrain reticular formation, locus ceruleus) even after sumatriptan-produced resolution of headache and related symptoms. These we...
CT scaneasily diagnoses these cerebral hemorrhages. Ischemic infarcts with the same topography may also be revealed by isolated brutal headaches (Schwedt and Dodick, 2006). The initial CT scan may be normal, MRI being much more sensitive (diffusion) (Schwedt and Dodick, 2006). Patients with ce...
In patients with headache provoked by prolonged physical exercise or sexual activity, an immediate CT scan was always obtained. A lumbar tap was performed in selected cases. All these patients ultimately had an MRI and angioMRI study. Treatment protocol All symptomatic patients diagnosed as primary ...
CT scan.A CT scan takes detailed, 3D images of your brain as the X-ray machine revolves around your head. Treatment You have several options when it comes to treating cluster headaches: Medications These medicines can help when the headache hits: ...
Clinical examination revealed a right monocular scotoma and otherwise was unremarkable.Results Non-contrast CT brain scan revealed a long, well-defined hypodense filling defect in the right transverse sinus suspicious for dural venous thrombus. Classic CT and MRI features that define and differentiate ...
Can computed tomography angiography of the brain replace lumbar puncture in the evaluation of acute-onset headache after a negative noncontrast cranial computed tomography scan? Acad Emerg Med. 2010;17(4):444-451. doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2010.00694.xPubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 2...
Brain MRI is preferred over head CT as it does not use ionising radiation, although the fetus is only exposed to very low amounts of radiation during a CT scan.28 Table 8 includes several recommendations for the use of diagnostic tests for headache during pregnancy and breastfeeding. Table 8...
A CT or MRI may show the cause of your headaches. You may be given contrast liquid to help your brain show up better in the pictures. Tell the provider if you have ever had an allergic reaction to contrast liquid. Do not enter the MRI room with anything metal. Metal can cause serious...
classified by ilae 1989 on gen- eralized and partial complex seizures,and migrein headache by icdh ii 2004.eeg,evoked potentionals(vep,sep,baep),psychological tests and cnv paradigm was used as a neuropsychphysiological corelate of the cognitive-mnestic function.ct-scan and mri were also made...