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Hemiplegia following general anaesthesia: an unusual presentation of migraine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 August 2006

J. A. Thurlow
J. A. Thurlow
Affiliation:
Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK
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Abstract

We report the case of a 33-year-old woman who developed a dense hemiplegia immediately after an uncomplicated general anaesthetic for diagnostic laparoscopy. She had a history of recurrent hemiplegic migraine with a strong family history. Her migraine was normally associated with visual disturbances and a unilateral headache followed by a left-sided weakness such that she was unable to walk. Symptoms would last up to 24 h. Her post-operative state was atypical of her normal migraine, in that she had no headache or visual disturbance and initially all four limbs were affected.

Keywords

general anaesthesiamigrainecomplicationshemiplegia
Type
Case Report
Information
European Journal of Anaesthesiology , Volume 15 , Issue 5 , September 1998 , pp. 610 - 612
Copyright
1998 European Society of Anaesthesiology

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