Patients with migraine with aura have increased flow mediated dilation

Patients with migraine with aura have increased flow mediated dilation

BACKGROUND Endothelium-derived nitric oxide (NO) mediates the arterial dilation following a flow increase (i.e. flow-mediated dilation, FMD), easily assessed in the brachial artery. NO is also involved in cerebral hemodynamics and it is supposed to trigger vascular changes occurring during migraine. This study aimed at investigating whether migraine patients present an altered response to NO al...

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Lamotrigine reduces migraine aura and migraine attacks in patients with migraine with aura.

This study examined the efficacy of lamotrigine in the prevention of migraine aura. Fifty nine patients suffering from migraine with aura received lamotrigine in a controlled three year prospective open study. Treatment response was defined as a reduction of aura frequency each month by at least 50%. Primary endpoint was reached by three quarters of the patients. Lamotrigine significantly reduc...

Migraine with aura during pregnancy.

CLINICAL HISTORY This is a 38-year-old G2 right-handed woman seen at 28 weeks gestation for headaches. At the age of 13, she started having migraines with aura that were frequent for several years and then became less so for many years. During her prior pregnancy 3 years ago, she had 3 migraines with aura. She had no other similar headaches until 2 months ago. She reports 9 episodes with 4 occu...

Migraine with persistent visual aura.

CLINICAL HISTORIES Case 1.—This 74-year-old woman was referred by an ophthalmologist with an 8-week history of squiggles in her left field of vision of both eyes inferior more than superior. During the day, if her eyes were closed, she would see kaleidoscope-type letters with a colored background. The visual symptoms were constant except for several hours in the evening when there was total res...