Recommended Citation
Taguchi M, Bonner K, and Memon AB. Be Smart to Identify the Stroke-Like Migraine Attacks After Radiation Therapy (SMART) Syndrome. Cureus 2022; 14(2):e21930.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2022
Publication Title
Cureus
Abstract
Stroke-like migraine attacks after radiation therapy (SMART) are uncommon, often occurring years or decades after brain radiation therapy. This syndrome is a diagnosis of exclusion, and only about 40 cases describing SMART have been published, each one describing a constellation of symptoms and findings. Because symptoms can arise years after initial radiation therapy, the ability of physicians to recognize SMART and rule out other possible causes of symptoms is critical for the long-term care of oncology patients who have undergone cranial radiation. Here we present the case of a 55-year-old man who experienced SMART nine years after radiation therapy and who was successfully treated with steroids.
PubMed ID
35273871
Volume
14
Issue
2
First Page
21930
Last Page
21930
