SYNOPSIS Four female patients with basilar artery migraine (BAM) developing after isolated whiplash neck injuries, uncomplicated by spinal fractures, luxations or by intracranial lesions, are described. BAM constitutes a subtype of posttraumatic migraine headaches, occurring in the absence of direct head trauma, and moderately and variably ameliorated with common anti‐migraine medications and physical therapy directed to the injured neck.
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Daniel E. Jacome (1986) studied this question.