Citation

Plager DA, Purvin V. Am. J. Ophthalmol. 1996; 122(2): 277-278.

Affiliation

Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, USA. DPLAGER@INDYUNIX.IUPUI.EDU

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8694105

Abstract

PURPOSE: To present the clinical features of a case of migraine precipitated by head trauma.

METHODS: Detailed history was obtained and ophthalmic and neurologic examinations were performed.

RESULTS: This patient's history of transient loss of vision followed by severe headache precipitated by a direct blow to the top of the head is characteristic of this phenomenon. Normal neurologic and opthalmic examination findings, normal magnetic resonance imaging, and a history of similar episodes are all consistent with this diagnosis.

CONCLUSION: Familiarity with this entity can obviate an expensive examination for patients with these classic symptoms.

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