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Report of a Case

H. D. Harlowe, M.D.

Arch Ophthal. 1941;26(6):1058-1062.

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Ophthalmoplegic migraine was first described in 1890 by Charcot¹ as being closely related to migraine and as including palsy, usually of the third cranial nerve. This ophthalmic disease is relatively infrequent. Among 25,000 medical admissions to the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Stetcher² noted only 1 instance. In a review of the literature Möbius³ found only 29 cases. Others have been reported by McKay,⁴ Dassen,⁵ Riley⁶ and Elliott.⁷

REPORT OF CASE

History.

—R. C., a white woman, married, aged 45, was first seen by an internist in March 1938, at which time a tentative diagnosis of the menopause and hypertension was made. Her blood pressure was 174 systolic and 100 diastolic. Appropriate medical treatment was prescribed.

In September 1939 she complained of a severe migraine headache on the left side of her head, most prominent in the region of the left eye. The . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Virginia, Minn.

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