Acta Med. 2016, 59: 64-66

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2016.91

Transient Splenial Lesion of the Corpus Callosum Related to Migraine with Aura in a Pediatric Patient

Olcay Ünvera, Büşra Kutlubaya, Tolga Bescib, Gazanfer Ekincic, Feyyaz Baltacıoğluc, Dilşad Türkdoğanc

aDepartment of Pediatric Neurology, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
bDepartment of Pediatrics, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey
cDepartment of Radiology, Marmara University, İstanbul, Turkey

Received March 3, 2016
Accepted May 10, 2016

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