Late onset aura may herald cerebral amyloid angiopathy: A case report

Samanci B., Coban O., Baykan B.

CEPHALALGIA, vol.36, no.10, pp.998-1001, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0333102415620253
  • Journal Name: CEPHALALGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.998-1001
  • Keywords: Amyloid spells, cerebral amyloid angiopathy, late onset aura, transient focal neurological episodes, typical aura without headache, LIFE MIGRAINE ACCOMPANIMENTS, SPECTRUM
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Although migraine usually begins in the early decades of life, late onset of migraine with aura is occasionally observed and can occur without headache, causing confusion in the differential diagnosis.