Prevention of Perioperative Abdominal Migraine in a Patient Undergoing Spinal Fusion: A Case Report.
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Abdominal migraine is a variant of migraine headaches characterized by episodic attacks of severe abdominal pain with migrainous features, including anorexia, nausea, vomiting, and pallor. It is more commonly diagnosed in children rather than adults. We describe a 74-year-old patient with progressively worsening back pain, severe neurogenic claudication, and a history of opioid-triggered abdominal migraine. As a precautionary measure, a perioperative opioid-sparing treatment plan was devised to prevent abdominal migraine while the patient underwent elective lumbar fusion surgery. Opioid-sparing treatment plans may enable similar patients to undergo surgery without experiencing perioperative abdominal migraines.
Medical Subject Headings
Abdomen; Abdominal Pain; Adult; Aged; Analgesics, Opioid; Child; Humans; Migraine Disorders; Spinal Fusion
Publication Date
6-10-2021
Publication Title
A A Pract
ISSN
2575-3126
Volume
15
Issue
6
First Page
01484
Last Page
01484
PubMed ID
34111041
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1213/XAA.0000000000001484
Recommended Citation
Monteferrante, Nikolas R; Ho, Jacquelyn L; Wilhelmi, Brian G; and Uribe, Juan S, "Prevention of Perioperative Abdominal Migraine in a Patient Undergoing Spinal Fusion: A Case Report." (2021). Neuroanesthesiology. 9.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neuroanesthesiology/9