Hemiplegic Migraine
Authors: B. M. MONTGOMERY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Case Studies1 September 1962Hemiplegic MigraineA Case with Paroxysmal Shoulder-hand SyndromeB. M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., W. W. KING JR., M.D.B. M. MONTGOMERY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, W. W. KING JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-57-3-450 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThis case is reported for 2 reasons. First, it provides support for recently expressed concepts of the pathophysiology of transitory hemiplegia in vascular headache of the migraine type. Secondly, it demonstrates the capability of the cortical representation of the vasomotor system to produce the shoulder-hand syndrome in the absence of contributions from mechanical factors.CASE REPORTA 41-year-old white male truck driver was admitted to the hospital of the Medical College of Georgia because of paralysis of the left side. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Augusta, GeorgiaFrom the Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia.Requests for reprints should be addressed to B. M. Montgomery, M.D., 1400 Johnstone Street, Newberry, South Carolina. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDie Beurteilung alternativer PlanungsmodelleRheumatism and Arthritis Review of American and English Literature of Recent Years (Sixteenth Rheumatism Review)CHARLEY J. SMYTH, M.D., F.A.C.P., ROGER L. BLACK, M.D., CHARLES CHRISTIAN, M.D., MACK L. CLAYTON, M.D., F.A.C.S., DONALD F. HILL, M.D., F.A.C.P., JOSEPH LEE HOLLANDER, M.D., F.A.C.P., WILLIAM M. MIKKELSEN, M.D., F.A.C.P., MAX M. MONTGOMERY, M.D., F.A.C.P., CARL M. PEARSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., HUGH A. SMYTHE, M.D., F.R.C.P. (C), L. EMMERSON WARD, M.D., F.A.C.P., HOWARD J. 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