Hemiplegic migraine is a rare headache subtype with symptoms that can mimic stroke. Learn how to manage this condition with ...

As research evolves on hemiplegic migraine, more genetic mutations are being discovered. For example, mutations in the PRRT2 gene have also been linked to familial hemiplegic migraine.

There are two subtypes of hemiplegic migraines: Familial hemiplegic migraine -- in which case there is a first or second-degree relative who has had attacks fulfilling hemiplegic migraine criteria ...

December 4, 2007 — A new study shows that gene mutations previously linked to familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) are also found in at least some patients with sporadic hemiplegic migraine (SHM).

The weakness is a form of migraine aura, which are symptoms that occur with, or before, migraine pain, such as changes in vision, speech or sensation. Hemiplegic migraines are divided into two ...

Hormones Boost Frequency of Women's Migraine With Aura By ABC News December 22, 2008, 8:01 PM ...

Increased Susceptibility to Cortical Spreading Depression in the Mouse Model of Familial Hemiplegic Migraine Type 2. PLoS Genetics, 2011; 7 (6): e1002129 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002129 ...

QUT and Dutch scientists have identified two new genes involved in hemiplegic migraine, a rare, debilitating subtype of migraine that causes weakness along one side of the body during the aura phase.

Familial hemiplegic migraine is a rare and severe subtype of migraine with aura, an unusual sensory experience preceding the migraine attack. Researchers from the San Raffaele Scientific Institute ...

Familial hemiplegie migraine (FHM) is an autosomal dominant subtype of migraine with attacks, associated with transient episodes of hemiparesis. One of the genes for FHM has been assigned to ...

Mancini V, Mastria G, Frantellizzi V, et al. Migrainous infarction in a patient with sporadic hemiplegic migraine and cystic fibrosis: A 99mTc-HMPAO brain SPECT study [published online January 8 ...

They report that this familial hemiplegic migraine type 2 (FHM2) causes a malfunction of astrocytes in the cingulate cortex, a brain region that is involved in the feeling of pain.