Ataxia can be classified according to the onset into episodic, acute, intermittent and chronic ataxia. Acute ataxia in children is caused by CNS tumors, trauma, CNS infection, toxins, metabolic causes or stroke. Recurrent ataxia can be due to metabolic causes, seizures, basilar artery migraine or toxins. Chronic ataxia is usually the result of hereditary ataxia, CNS tumors, congenital anomalies...

Background: Benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV), one of the most common causes pediatric vertigo, is characterized by recurrent sudden short-lived attacks which resolve spontaneously without residual disability in otherwise healthy children. In this report, we present a literature review on BPV childhood.Current Concepts: A child with appears frightened and experiences spinning sensation occasional...

Ataxia can be classified according to the onset into episodic, acute, intermittent and chronic ataxia. Acute ataxia in children is caused by CNS tumors, trauma, CNS infection, toxins, metabolic causes or stroke. Recurrent ataxia can be due to metabolic causes, seizures, basilar artery migraine or toxins. Chronic ataxia is usually the result of hereditary ataxia, CNS tumors, congenital anomalies...

Clinical and pathophysiological evidences connect migraine and the cerebellum. Literature on documented cerebellar abnormalities in migraine, however, is relatively sparse. Cerebellar involvement may be observed in 4 types of migraines: in the widespread migraine with aura (MWA) and migraine without aura (MWoA) forms; in particular subtypes of migraine such as basilar-type migraine (BTM); and i...

Migraine and vertigo are common disorders, affecting about 14% and 10%, respectively, of the general population. If migraine and vertigo were unrelated, the expected comorbidity would be 1%, whereas recent epidemiological studies indicate that 3.2% of the population have both migraine and vertigo. The excess comorbidity may be attributed to two factors: 1) vertigo syndromes (including Menière's...

Triptans are commonly used anti-migraine drugs and show agonist action mainly at serotonin 5-HT(1B/1D/1F) receptors. It is not known whether frequent or long-term treatment with these drugs would alter 5-HT receptor function. We investigated the effects of protracted (14-18 days) sumatriptan and zolmitriptan treatment in rats on 5-HT(1) receptor mRNA expression and function in tissues related t...

PURPOSE Migraine and artery dissection are both rare causes of ischemic stroke. The mechanism of migraine-related intracranial artery dissection is still unknown. It is proposed that the repeated attack of migraine would make the involved artery more vulnerable to tearing and lead to dissection. CASE REPORT We describe a 42-year-old female suffering from basilar-type migraine for more than 20...

Migraine is a common condition thought to result from vasomotor changes usually in the distribution of the carotid and vertebro-basilar arteries. According to Kunkle and Wolff (1951) the disorder has been estimated to occur in approximately 8% of patients examined in general practice, but the true incidence is unknown. In the British Medical Journal (1963) it is stated that if 'classical' cases...

PURPOSE Studies of the visual evoked potentials (VEP) in migraine have yielded contradictory results. Several investigators suggested that VEP may be helpful test in diagnosis of a child with headache. The aim of our study was to compare interictal pattern-reversal visual evoked potentials (PR-VEP) in children and adolescents with migraine and tension-type headaches and to evaluate VEP paramete...

Sir, with great interest, we read the article by Schoonman et al. (2008), who claim that ‘in contrast to widespread belief, migraine attacks are not associated with vasodilatation of cerebral or meningeal blood vessels’ and, therefore, ‘future anti-migraine agents may not require vasoconstrictor action’. Whereas the methodology used in this investigation is elegant, we disagree with their claim...