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Bilateral ophthalmoplegia in a child with migraine

Publication Type : Case Reports

Publisher : Elsevier BV

Source : Brain and Development

Url : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2015.10.014

Keywords : Migraine, Ophthalmoplegia, RPON, Steroids, Treatable

Campus : Faridabad

School : School of Medicine

Year : 2016

Abstract : Background In children, migraine with or without aura is a common entity, however variants like recurrent painful optic neuropathy (RPON) is rarely encountered. Case result A 9year old boy presented with headache for 1week and restricted movements and drooping in both eyes for last 3days. On examination he had bilateral ophthalmoplegia and ptosis. History of migrainous headache was present in the patient as well as his mother. His MRI brain with venogram, serum autoimmune markers, serum and urine toxicology screen and repetitive nerve stimulation test were normal. He received intravenous pulse followed by oral steroids for 6weeks and was started on antimigraine prophylaxis. Eighteen months since the attack, he has improved completely with mild asymmetric mydriasis persisting. Discussion and conclusion This may represent first attack of RPON in a child with migraine. Rarely this may herald the onset of migraine as well, index of suspicion should be high as it is a diagnosis of exclusion and a treatable entity.

Cite this Research Publication : Rachana Dubey, Biswaroop Chakrabarty, Lokesh Saini, Priyanka Madaan, Sheffali Gulati, Bilateral ophthalmoplegia in a child with migraine, Brain and Development, Elsevier BV, 2016, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.braindev.2015.10.014

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