TY - GEN
T1 - Case Report: Tadpole pupil and concurrent migraine in an adolescent patient is a novel correlation
AU - Scheid, Alexander
AU - Gammelgaard Henneberg, Rebecca Lise
AU - Hansen, Jonas Kjeldbjerg
N1 - © 2024 Scheid, Gammelgaard Henneberg and Hansen.
PY - 2024/10/8
Y1 - 2024/10/8
N2 - BACKGROUND: Tadpole pupil is a rare phenomenon characterized by a brief and irregular deformation of the pupil caused by segmental contraction of the iris dilator muscle. It is most prevalent in adult women and is, in these cases, often associated with migraine.CASE PRESENTATION: We present a unique case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with recurrent episodes of tadpole pupil and vestibular migraine. This association has not been previously demonstrated in pediatric patients. During a thorough clinical examination, a thyroid carcinoma was found which due to its localization was not causative of the tadpole pupil and was considered an incidental finding.CONCLUSIONS: The association between migraine and tadpole pupil in this patient, which has not previously been described in pediatric patients, adds to the demographics of tadpole pupil. A possible pathophysiological link between the two conditions is discussed but further research is needed to understand the pathophysiology underpinning it.
AB - BACKGROUND: Tadpole pupil is a rare phenomenon characterized by a brief and irregular deformation of the pupil caused by segmental contraction of the iris dilator muscle. It is most prevalent in adult women and is, in these cases, often associated with migraine.CASE PRESENTATION: We present a unique case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with recurrent episodes of tadpole pupil and vestibular migraine. This association has not been previously demonstrated in pediatric patients. During a thorough clinical examination, a thyroid carcinoma was found which due to its localization was not causative of the tadpole pupil and was considered an incidental finding.CONCLUSIONS: The association between migraine and tadpole pupil in this patient, which has not previously been described in pediatric patients, adds to the demographics of tadpole pupil. A possible pathophysiological link between the two conditions is discussed but further research is needed to understand the pathophysiology underpinning it.
KW - case report
KW - pediatric neurology
KW - pediatric ophthalmology
KW - tadpole pupil
KW - vestibular migraine
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U2 - 10.3389/fped.2024.1446691
DO - 10.3389/fped.2024.1446691
M3 - Case Report
C2 - 39439448
SN - 2296-2360
VL - 12
JO - Frontiers in Pediatrics
JF - Frontiers in Pediatrics
M1 - 1446691
ER -