Adie's pupil during migraine attack: Case report and review of literature

Abbas Tafakhori, Vajiheh Aghamollaii, Amirhossein Modabbernia, Hossein Pourmahmoodian

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Abstract

Association of migraine and tonic pupil has been reported very rarely. We reported a young female with symptoms of migraine who developed a mydriatic pupil in one of her attacks. The pupil was unresponsive to light with little response to near reflex. In 0.125% pilocarpine test affected pupil responded significantly and tonic pupil was diagnosed. The patient's problem became severe after a one-year follow up. We discussed possible mechanisms and reviewed previous cases with the same diagnosis. Evidences show that this association may be caused by infarction of parasympathetic fibers secondary to prolonged vasospasm which sometimes occurs in migraine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)66-68
Number of pages3
JournalActa Neurologica Belgica
Volume111
Issue number1
StatePublished - Mar 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adie's pupil
  • Migraine
  • Tonic pupil

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