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Revista Habanera de Ciencias Médicas

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SERRA VALDES, Miguel A; VIERA GARCIA, Marleny; PALMA LOPEZ, María Elena  and  SIFONTES RODRIGUEZ, Yelena. Meningioma vs. migraine. A case report. Rev haban cienc méd [online]. 2012, vol.11, n.2, pp.253-257. ISSN 1729-519X.

Introduction: Meningiomas are benign tumors which are originated in arachnoid cells so they can grow anywhere it exists dura mater. They generally appear in ages between 35 and 55 years. They are more frequently found in women. Objective: To present a case report that could be diagnosed long before taking into account its form of manifestation. Case report: It's a 38 years old woman already diagnosed for migrain with more than a year of evolution who enters the service of internal medicine at the teaching hospital "Enrique Cabrera" in Havana. She has symptoms in the last three months of a strong migraine and modification of its characteristics with motor focalization and intracranial hypertension.After clinical examination with computed axial tomography included a diagnosis is established and surgical treatment is corroborated. After this treatment the patient evolves satisfactorily. Conclusions: Correct questioning and clinical examination of the patients and use of images when necessary reduces the possibility of errors in clinical practice.

Keywords : headache; intracranial hypertension; mengioma; intracranial tumors; computed axial tomography (CAT).

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