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Migraine and vasodepressor syncope in a large family.

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: We evaluated a 47-year-old woman for recurrent migraine and syncope. The patient had 7 children (not examined by the authors), all of whom also experienced migraine and syncope. The patient's father, now deceased, had reportedly experienced migraine and episodes of feeling faint. All 5 of the patient's siblings reported migraine, and 4 of the 5 reported syncope. The case of our patient, which we discuss herein, suggests a genetic link between these 2 conditions, both of which include vascular dysregulation in their pathogenesis. To our knowledge, the medical literature contains no previous description of familial associations of combined migraine and syncope.

Source: PubMed

Authors: Robert D Paisley, Harvinder S Arora, Alireza Nazeri, Ali Massumi, Mehdi Razavi

Institutions: Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Language: English

Topic: Migraine and Headache Studies

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1607785158

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Cites: 5

Cited by: 5

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