Resolution of classic migraine after removal of an occipital lobe AVM
- 1 February 1979
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Annals of Neurology
- Vol. 5 (2) , 199-201
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.410050216
Abstract
A patient had a thirteen‐year history of symptoms clinically indistinguishable from classic migraine: a slowly progressive visual fortification spectrum lasting 40 minutes, followed by a five‐ to six‐hour throbbing unilateral headache with nausea and vomiting. After unsuccessful migraine therapy, investigation revealed a large occipital lobe arteriovenous malformation (AVM). Surgical removal of the AVM resulted in immediate and total resolution of all symptoms.Keywords
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