Adult Abdominal Pain; A Rare Cause of Migraine Disorders
Abstract
Abdominal migraine (AM) is one of the variants of migraine and is rare in the adults. This case report describes a 45- year- old woman with diagnosis of adult abdominal migraine. The patient had improved with anti-migraine drugs. This disorder should be considered in the adult patients with abdominal pain who be normal complete gastrointestinal work up.
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