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Migraine with prolonged aphasic aura associated with a CACNA1A mutation: A case report and narrative review.
Headache - 1 Jan 2000
Jicha Crystal J, Alex Ashley, Herskovitz Steven, Haut Sheryl R, Lipton Richard
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To demonstrate that a known CACNA1A variant is associated with a phenotype of prolonged aphasic aura without hemiparesis. BACKGROUND: The usual differential diagnosis of prolonged aphasia without hemiparesis includes vascular disease, seizure, metabolic derangements, and migraine. Genetic mutations in the CACNA1A gene can lead to a myriad of phenotypes, including familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) type...
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