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Stroke-like migraine attack after cranial radiation therapy: the SMART syndrome
Abstract
We describe a patient who experienced a prolonged episode of headache, drowsiness, seizure, unilateral weakness, delusion and hallucination due to a stroke-like migraine attack after cranial radiation therapy. Stroke-like migraine attack after radiation therapy (SMART) syndrome is a rare complication of therapeutic brain irradiation.
- SMART syndrome
- brain radiotherapy
- HEADACHE
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