Abstract

LACRUZ-RENGEL M, María Angelina; CAMMARATA-SCALISI, F; DA SILVA, G  and  MENESES-JACOME, Claudia. Familial Hemiplegic migraine. Arch Venez Puer Ped [online]. 2012, vol.75, n.3, pp.89-92. ISSN 0004-0649.

Headaches are a frequent cause of consultation in Pediatrics, migraine being the most common type of primary headaches in children. The association between headache and acute hemiplegia in childhood may correspond to multiple etiologies, including those considered as inherited. Familial hemiplegic migraine is characterized by the presence of migraine crisis with transient motor deficit disorders, aphasia and sensitive or sensory disturbances. We describe the case of a 12 year-old girl with a family history of migraine, and migraine headache of a year of evolution, which meets the criteria established by the International Headache Society of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine. Neurological examination and the paraclinical studies were normal. She was treated with flunarizine and ibuprofen with satisfactory outcome.

Keywords : Family hemiplegic migraine; Clinic; Diagnostic; Treatment.

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