a diagnosis of stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (smart) as severe headache with stroke-like presentation
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A diagnosis of stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) as severe headache with stroke-like presentation
A 52-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with gradual onset headache and expressive dysphasia. She had a left-sided facial droop and an unsteady gait on examination. An immediate non-contrast brain computed tomography (CT) was performed demonstrating evidence of prior right-sided neurosurgical intervention but no acute abnormality to account for her clinical findings (Figure 1)...
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iranian journal of neurologyجلد ۱۵، شماره ۴، صفحات ۲۳۷-۲۳۹
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