Migraines are interesting disease entities which can cause the most unexpected effects. These include bright lights, visual field deficits, nausea and intractable vomiting, among others. One specific type of migraine, which occurs in children can look just like a stroke.
Known as hemiplegic migraine, this disease entity causes paralysis in one side of the body (hemiplegia), difficulty speaking and swallowing and other abnormalities on top of the annoying headache. It comes in two different flavors: familial and sporadic.
The familial form of the disease, is genetic and usually affects several people within the same family. Sporadic hemiplegia occurs in random people who lack relatives with the disease. The good news is that hemiplegic migraines can be treated and tend to disappear in adulthood.
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