Ophthalmoplegic migraine means:
Correct Answer: When the headache is followed by partial paralysis of the IIIrd nerve on the same side as the hemicrania without any scotoma.
Description: Ans. is 'b' i.e. When the headache is followed by partial paralysis of the IIIrd nerve on the same side as the hemicrania with out any scotoma. Parson writes- "Occasionally people who suffer from ordinary migraine have attacks in which without any scotoma, the headache is followed by partial paralysis of the third nerve (ophthalmoplegic migraine) on the same side as hemicrania. Slight ptosis, diplopia, and sluggishness of the pupillary reactions continue for some hours and gradually disappear."
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