vascular headaches/seizures

The following three unusual complications of carotid endarterectomy developed in a 64-year-old woman: vascular headaches, delayed hypertension, and seizures. beta-Blockade with propranolol hydrochloride had no beneficial effect on either the hypertension or the headaches. Peripheral alpha-blockade

Vascular headaches are among the most prevalent yet poorly understood problems in clinical neurology. Headaches may develop in association with hypertension, seizures, stroke or without a recognizable pathophysiology such as during migraine and cluster headaches. Cephalic blood vessels (pial and

To better understand and treat painful conditions, one needs to identify the cause, discover the source, and develop knowledge of peripheral and central pain transmission; headaches are no exception. The development of appropriate animal models is important. Accordingly, we have reviewed the

There is an increasing body of evidence to suggest that benign rolandic epilepsy and benign occipital epilepsy of childhood are frequently associated with migraine. This however has not been universally recognized. Clearly further investigation of this association is required. The purpose of this

BACKGROUND Arteriovenous malformations (AVM) of the brain are, at present, entities that are difficult to diagnose owing to the variations in their clinical presentation and the different localisations in the central nervous system. Their most frequent clinical forms are haemorrhage, which is

The authors studied 136 Chinese patients with verified cerebral arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) in Taiwan. Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) was the leading problem at presentation (83.8%), followed by epileptic seizures (21.3%) and vascular headache alone (9.6%). Patients less than forty years old

The controversial relations between migraine and vascular headache on one hand, epilepsy on the other hand are once more discussed: survey of the arguments for a more than fortuitous connexion, taken from literature and general experience. Critical analysis of the personal case material. Discussion

Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC) is an uncommon disorder whose etiology is largely unknown, although its association with steroid withdrawal, hypervitaminosis A, and the use of the tetracycline group of drugs has been well documented. We report here a case in which a patient on chronic divalproex therapy

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis still remains a real challenge. Seizure, unusual headache with sudden onset, unexplained persistently unilateral vascular headache and neurologic deficit-which is difficult to be attributed to a vascular territory are some of the

Hyperventilation (HV) is an important activating procedure in clinical EEG. Paroxysmal HV slowing is associated with hypoglycemia and is common in children. Paroxysmal slowing in adults is sometimes interpreted as indicating cerebral instability or paroxysmal tendencies. We investigated the clinical

Stellate ganglion blockage (SGB) is a local anesthetic procedure intended to block the lower cervical and upper thoracic sympathetic chain and is one of the treatment modalities for a wide range of disorders such as sudden hearing loss, Menier's disease, stroke, sudden blindness, shoulder/hand

The goal of this study was to examine vascular responses of the dura mater. Microspheres were used to measure blood flow to the dura and brain in anesthetized dogs. Under control conditions, blood flow to the dura was 38 +/- 3 (SE) ml.min-1.100 g-1. Values for blood flow to the dura obtained with

Drug abuse is associated with a variety of neurological complications. The use of certain recreational drugs shows a marked temporal association with the onset of both haemorrhagic and ischaemic strokes, the majority of which develop within minutes to 1 h after the administration of the index drug.

There has been a rapid increase in the amount of information on the physiological and pathophysiological roles of nitric oxide (NO) in the brain. This molecule, which is formed by the constitutive isoforms of NO synthase, endothelial (eNOS) and neuronal (nNOS), plays an obligatory role in the

A single small enhancing computerized tomographic lesion is a common finding in Indian patients with seizures, particularly focal seizures. A small single enhancing computed tomography lesion also presents with varied non-epileptic manifestations viz. focal neurological deficits, episodic vascular