My migraines trigger an ‘imitation stroke’ every two weeks – I can’t walk, talk and fear it’s permanent
LEONA Hargreaves was at work in 2024 when her world changed – she was having a suspected stroke. The 26-year-old dental nurse ...
'I was at work when I suddenly couldn't see or talk - I thought I was going to die'
A 26-year-old woman from Lincoln suffers muscle weakness and slurred speech due to a condition with no known cure, and says ...
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Hemiplegic migraine in 1910
Copyright: © 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd. A genetic cause of familial hemiplegic migraine was first identified less than 20 years ago by a team at Leiden ...
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Woman suffers 'imitation stroke' every two weeks due to rare condition
A young woman has spoken out about her battle with a rare condition that causes 'imitation strokes' and fears it could leave ...
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The Genetics of Migraine
Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is the only known autosomal dominant ... but few have been replicated. Migraine is a primary headache disorder consisting of recurrent attacks of disabling pain that ...
‘Rare migraines make me have a ‘stroke’ every 2 weeks - I could end up paralysed’
The condition has drastically altered her life, limiting her ability to work full-time and socialise with friends. Leona ...
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A novel mutation in the ATP1A2 gene causes alternating hemiplegia of childhood
The hemiplegic episodes develop before 18 months of age lasting anywhere from minutes to days at a time and involving either side of the body or shifting from one side to the other during the same ...
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Factitious clock drawing and constructional apraxia
A 45 year old man presented with a 1 day history of headache, possible seizures ... Examination disclosed a complete left hemiplegia and hemianaesthesia, although muscle tone was documented to be ...