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Radiology ruse: dural venous sinus cyst masquerading as venous sinus thrombosis presenting with headache and stroke
Conclusions Radiological differentiation between venous sinus thrombosis and dural venous sinus cyst is clinically important to avoid unnecessary anticoagulation and associated risks. Final management included propranolol for migraine prophylaxis; aspirin for acute migraine; aspirin for stroke prevention; vascular risk factor management; and cessation of triptans.
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - May 8, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: McAulay-Powell, C., Murton, A., Tsai, W.-C., Jones, D., Froelich, J. Tags: Abstracts Source Type: research

Managing migraine and other headache syndromes in those over 50
Abstract: Migraine in an older person may appear with sensory or motor phenomena (“late-life migraine accompaniments”), so that it may be confused with transient ischemic attack or stroke. An older patient may have cervicogenic headache in addition to migraine. Medication overuse headache is just as much of a problem in older patients as it is in younger ones. Abdominal migraine without headache can be seen in older adults as a migraine equivalent, just as it can occur in children. The most effective drugs for migraine prophylaxis in young people (divalproex, topiramate, metoprolol and propranolol) are similarly effect...
Source: Maturitas - May 1, 2013 Category: Primary Care Authors: Brett Dees, Rhonda Coleman-Jackson, Linda A. Hershey Tags: Reviews Source Type: research