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Basilar Artery Migraine After Uncomplicated Whiplash Injuries |
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| Authors: | Daniel E. Jacome M.D. |
| Affiliation: | From the Department of Medicine, Palmetto General Hospital, Hialeah, Florida,; From the Department of Medicine, Hialeah Hospital, Hialeah, Florida, and; From the Department of Medicine, Palm Springs General Hospital, Hialeah, Florida, and the; From the Department of Neurology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida |
| Abstract: | SYNOPSIS Four female patients with basilar artery migraine (BAM) developing after isolated whiplash neck injuries, uncomplicated by spinal fractures, luxations or by intracranial lesions, are described. BAM constitutes a subtype of posttraumatic migraine headaches, occurring in the absence of direct head trauma, and moderately and variably ameliorated with common anti-migraine medications and physical therapy directed to the injured neck. |
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