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Repeated encephalopathy and hemicerebral atrophy in a patient with familial hemiplegic migraine type 1.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2014
Tashiro Yuichi, Yamazaki Tsuneo, Nagamine Shun, Mizuno Yuji, Yoshiki Adachi, Okamoto Koichi
Abstract excerpt
We herein describe a case of a 38-year-old man with familial hemiplegic migraine with a T666M mutation in the electrical potential-dependent calcium ion channel (CACNA1A) gene. His migraine was accompanied by hemiparesis and impaired consciousness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed abnormalities in the right cortical hemisphere. Single-photon emission computed tomography demonstrated a decrease in...
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