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Syncope due to Migraine

MedGen UID:
1709755
•Concept ID:
C5238879
•
Sign or Symptom

Definition

A condition in which syncope occurs associated with the occurrence of cerebral vasospasm. (ACC-AHA) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSyncope due to Migraine

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Dizziness: Approach to Evaluation and Management.
Muncie HL, Sirmans SM, James E
Am Fam Physician 2017 Feb 1;95(3):154-162. PMID: 28145669
Diagnosis and management of vertigo.
Halmagyi GM
Clin Med (Lond) 2005 Mar-Apr;5(2):159-65. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.5-2-159. PMID: 15847010Free PMC Article
Differential diagnosis of seizures.
Morrell MJ
Neurol Clin 1993 Nov;11(4):737-54. PMID: 8272029

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

How to distinguish seizures from non-epileptic manifestations.
Leibetseder A, Eisermann M, LaFrance WC Jr, Nobili L, von Oertzen TJ
Epileptic Disord 2020 Dec 1;22(6):716-738. doi: 10.1684/epd.2020.1234. PMID: 33399092
Risk factors and psychological impact of syncope in migraine patients.
Kuan AS, Chen SP, Wang YF, Fuh JL, Cheng CY, Peng KP, Wang SJ
Cephalalgia 2019 Dec;39(14):1838-1846. Epub 2019 Jul 15 doi: 10.1177/0333102419865253. PMID: 31307206
Syncopal migraine.
Curfman D, Chilungu M, Daroff RB, Alshekhlee A, Chelimsky G, Chelimsky TC
Clin Auton Res 2012 Feb;22(1):17-23. Epub 2011 Aug 17 doi: 10.1007/s10286-011-0141-7. PMID: 21847710
Migraine comorbidity constellations.
Tietjen GE, Herial NA, Hardgrove J, Utley C, White L
Headache 2007 Jun;47(6):857-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00814.x. PMID: 17578536
Epilepsy.
Shneker BF, Fountain NB
Dis Mon 2003 Jul;49(7):426-78. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(03)00065-8. PMID: 12838266

Diagnosis

Dysautonomia, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders and Mast Cell Activation Syndrome as Migraine Comorbidities.
Blitshteyn S
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2023 Nov;23(11):769-776. Epub 2023 Oct 17 doi: 10.1007/s11910-023-01307-w. PMID: 37847487
How to distinguish seizures from non-epileptic manifestations.
Leibetseder A, Eisermann M, LaFrance WC Jr, Nobili L, von Oertzen TJ
Epileptic Disord 2020 Dec 1;22(6):716-738. doi: 10.1684/epd.2020.1234. PMID: 33399092
Dizziness: Approach to Evaluation and Management.
Muncie HL, Sirmans SM, James E
Am Fam Physician 2017 Feb 1;95(3):154-162. PMID: 28145669
Inner ear disorders.
Smouha E
NeuroRehabilitation 2013;32(3):455-62. doi: 10.3233/NRE-130868. PMID: 23648600
Pseudoseizures.
Bhatia MS
Indian Pediatr 2004 Jul;41(7):673-9. PMID: 15297682

Therapy

Abnormal cardiovascular response to nitroglycerin in migraine.
van Oosterhout WP, Schoonman GG, Saal DP, Thijs RD, Ferrari MD, van Dijk JG
Cephalalgia 2020 Mar;40(3):266-277. Epub 2019 Oct 9 doi: 10.1177/0333102419881657. PMID: 31594384Free PMC Article
Risk factors and psychological impact of syncope in migraine patients.
Kuan AS, Chen SP, Wang YF, Fuh JL, Cheng CY, Peng KP, Wang SJ
Cephalalgia 2019 Dec;39(14):1838-1846. Epub 2019 Jul 15 doi: 10.1177/0333102419865253. PMID: 31307206
Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures: An Updated Primer.
Baslet G, Seshadri A, Bermeo-Ovalle A, Willment K, Myers L
Psychosomatics 2016 Jan-Feb;57(1):1-17. Epub 2015 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/j.psym.2015.10.004. PMID: 26791511
Off-label applications for SSRIs.
Stone KJ, Viera AJ, Parman CL
Am Fam Physician 2003 Aug 1;68(3):498-504. PMID: 12924832
Epilepsy.
Shneker BF, Fountain NB
Dis Mon 2003 Jul;49(7):426-78. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(03)00065-8. PMID: 12838266

Prognosis

Measuring the susceptibility to visually induced motion sickness and its relationship with vertigo, dizziness, migraine, syncope and personality traits.
Lukacova I, Keshavarz B, Golding JF
Exp Brain Res 2023 May;241(5):1381-1391. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00221-023-06603-y. PMID: 37017727Free PMC Article
Meniere's, migraine, and motion sickness.
Golding JF, Patel M
Acta Otolaryngol 2017 May;137(5):495-502. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2016.1255775. PMID: 27918236
Moving into the wide clinical spectrum of consciousness disorders: Pearls, perils and pitfalls.
Calabrò RS, Milardi D, Cacciola A, Marra A, Digangi G, Casella C, Manuli A, De Luca R, Silvestri R, Bramanti P
Medicina (Kaunas) 2016;52(1):11-8. Epub 2016 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.medici.2016.01.002. PMID: 26987495
Autonomic seizures and autonomic status epilepticus peculiar to childhood: diagnosis and management.
Panayiotopoulos CP
Epilepsy Behav 2004 Jun;5(3):286-95. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2004.01.013. PMID: 15145296
Epilepsy.
Shneker BF, Fountain NB
Dis Mon 2003 Jul;49(7):426-78. doi: 10.1016/s0011-5029(03)00065-8. PMID: 12838266

Clinical prediction guides

Measuring the susceptibility to visually induced motion sickness and its relationship with vertigo, dizziness, migraine, syncope and personality traits.
Lukacova I, Keshavarz B, Golding JF
Exp Brain Res 2023 May;241(5):1381-1391. Epub 2023 Apr 5 doi: 10.1007/s00221-023-06603-y. PMID: 37017727Free PMC Article
Association between Syncope and Tumarkin Attacks in Ménière's Disease.
Pyykkö I, Manchaiah V, Zou J, Levo H, Kentala E
J Int Adv Otol 2019 Apr;15(1):135-140. doi: 10.5152/iao.2019.6094. PMID: 31058603Free PMC Article
Meniere's, migraine, and motion sickness.
Golding JF, Patel M
Acta Otolaryngol 2017 May;137(5):495-502. Epub 2016 Dec 5 doi: 10.1080/00016489.2016.1255775. PMID: 27918236
Syncope and Raynaud's disease.
Guiloff RJ, Rajakulendran S, Angus-Leppan H
Arch Neurol 2012 May;69(5):608-13. doi: 10.1001/archneurol.2011.1168. PMID: 22248476
Pseudoseizures.
Bhatia MS
Indian Pediatr 2004 Jul;41(7):673-9. PMID: 15297682

Recent systematic reviews

Vestibular drop attacks in Ménière's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of frequency, correlates and consequences.
Kutlubaev MA, Xu Y, Manchaiah V, Zou J, Pyykkö I
J Vestib Res 2022;32(2):171-182. doi: 10.3233/VES-201514. PMID: 33935127
The differential diagnosis of suspected stroke: a systematic review.
Gibson LM, Whiteley W
J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2013;43(2):114-8. doi: 10.4997/JRCPE.2013.205. PMID: 23734351
The treatment of migraines and tension-type headaches with intravenous and oral niacin (nicotinic acid): systematic review of the literature.
Prousky J, Seely D
Nutr J 2005 Jan 26;4:3. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-4-3. PMID: 15673472Free PMC Article

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