even for long time periods. Occasionally, however, these symptoms appear more rapidly. In some instances, the person acts as if he or she is having astroke. In some patients, the symptoms may be more pronounced if the
HeadacheMagnetic resonance imagingStroke•Moyamoya disease is an intracranial stenotic disease that often leads to stroke.•This patient presented with headache and focal signs after smelling a spicy aroma.•A negative vascular work-up initially led to diagnosis of a complex migraine syndrome.•...