Retinal migraine

Evidence-based neurology checklist on retinal migraine: Pathogenesis Most cases are probably caused by retinal vasospasm Epidemiology Clinical features Associated visual phenomena Differential diagnosis Red flags against migraine Acute treatment Prophylaxis Contraindicated drugs Synonyms

Pathogenesis

  • Most cases are probably caused by retinal vasospasm

Epidemiology

Clinical features

Associated visual phenomena

Differential diagnosis

Red flags against migraine

Acute treatment

Prophylaxis

Contraindicated drugs

Synonyms

References

  1. Evans RW, Grosberg BM. Retinal migraine: migraine associated with monocular visual symptoms. Headache 2008; 48:142-145.
  2. Gan KD, Mouradian MS, Weis E, Lewis JR. Transient monocular visual loss and retinal migraine. CMAJ 2005; 173:1441–1442.
  3. Hill DL, Daroff RB, Ducros A, Newman NJ, Biousse V. Most cases labeled as "retinal migraine" are not migraine. J Neuroophthalmol 2007; 27:3-8.
  4. Jehn A, Frank Dettwiler B, Fleischhauer J, Sturzenegger M, Mojon DS. Exercise-induced vasospastic amaurosis fugax. Arch Ophthalmol 2002; 120:220-222.
  5. Park JH, Park KA, Cha J, Kim ST, Chung CS, Lee MJ. A case report of isolated orbital vasculitis mimicking retinal migraine: a potential cause of recurrent transient monocular blindness and ipsilateral headache. Cephalalgia 2019; 39:792-798.

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