Migraine basilar

Contraindications include ischemic heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension, cerebrovascular disease, and hemiplegic and basilar migraine. Trip-... 

Not intended for the prophylactic therapy of migraine or for use in the management of hemiplegic or basilar migraine. Safety and efficacy have not been established for cluster headache, which is present in an older, predominantly male population (almotriptan, eletriptan, frovatriptan, sumatriptan tablets and spray, zolmitriptan). 

Do not administer dihydroergotamine to patients with hemiplegic or basilar migraine. Dihydroergotamine should not be used by nursing mothers. 

Contraindications Basilar or hemiplegic migraine, coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease (including angina pectoris, history of Ml, silent ischemia, and Prinzmetal s angina), uncontrolled hypertension, use within 24 hours of ergotamine-contain-ing preparations or another serotonin receptor agonist, use within 14 days of MAOls... 

Basilar artery or vertebrobasilar migraine is not an uncommon type of migraine. Often young woman... 

Ducros A, Denier C, Joutel A et al (2001) The clinical spectrum of familial hemiplegic migraine associated with mutations in a neuronal calcium channel. N Engl J Med 345 17-24 Evans RW, Linder SL (2002) Management of basilar migraine. Headache 42 383-384... 

It has been suggested that triptans should not be used in patients with basilar or familial hemiplegic migraine, although some successes have been reported without adverse effects (24). 

Klapper J, Mathew N, Nett R. Triptans in the treatment of basilar migraine and migraine with prolonged aura. Headache 2001 41(10) 981. ... 

CAD, CHF, uncontrolled HTN ergot or 5HT agonist use within 24 hr hemi-plegic/basilar migraine. Specific contraindications Wofff-Parkinson-White syndrome (zolmitriptan) PVD (frovatriptan) MAO-A inhibitor use within 2 weeks (sumatriptan, rizatriptan, zolmitriptan, frovatriptan). 

IV use ischemic heart disease silent ischemia, Prinzmetal s angina, uncontrolled hypertension, concurrent ergotamine-containing preparations, hemiplegic or basilar migraine Caution with liver and kidney problems... 

Episodic ataxia type 2 (EA2) is an autosomal dominant disorder with episodes of markedly impaired truncal ataxia lasting hours to days with interictal eye movement abnormalities. Exertion and stress commonly precipitate the episodes. Often, the episodes of ataxia respond to acetazolamide (Ophoff et al 1996). In some individuals, there may be a gradual baseline ataxia with evidence of cerebellar atrophy. Affected patients may also have migraine some even complain of basilar migraine (Ophoff et al 1996). 

Migraine aura fulfills criteria for typical aura, hemiplegic aura, or basilar-type aura... 

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