Abstract
This is a study of two children with neuroradiologically-diagnosed dolicho basilar anomaly: in both cases, the diagnosis was based on magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography findings. The authors examined the first child (R, aged 6 years and 8 months) following four episodes of intense pain in the left orbit, lasting between 10 and 30 minutes and accompanied by photophobia and vomiting. The second child (S, aged 9 years and 2 months), suffering from Marfan's syndrome, was examined following recurrent episodes of intense pain that started above the left orbit, moving to the homolateral orbit after a few minutes. These episodes, which lasted between 20 and 30 minutes, took place mainly at night and were accompanied by phono-photophobia and vomiting. In both cases, the pain attacks can be interpreted as a result of compression of the root of the trigeminal nerve caused by an arterial malformation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 154 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Headache Quarterly |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Clinical Neurology