familial hemiplegic migraine 2

Epidemiology

rare

Genetics

• autosomal dominant
• form linked to chromosome 1q21-q23
• associated with defects in ATP1A2

Clinical manifestations

• migraine characterized by aura
• some hemiparesis
• sometimes associated with epileptic seizures
• shares features with alternating hemiplegia of childhood

More general terms

• familial hemiplegic migraine

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/602481