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Serial MRI in a case of familial hemiplegic migraine.
Neuroradiology - 1 May 2003
Butteriss D J A, Ramesh V, Birchall D
Abstract excerpt
We report MRI findings in a patient with familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) with repeated episodes of hemiparesis. FHM is caused by a penetrant autosomal dominant genetic mutation; several mutations have been genotyped, involving brain-expressed ion channels. We found cerebral oedema, dilatation of intracerebral vessels and decreased water diffusion contralateral to the hemiparesis, not respecting vascular...
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