Migraine-associated psychosis and subsequent renal transplant

Migraine aura is a recurrent disorder manifesting in fairly brief attacks of focal neurological symptoms.

The authors present the case of a patient successfully treated for migraine aura that included prominent psychotic symptoms.

The authors report a case of a woman diagnosed with basilar-type migraine, including psychotic symptoms, that were treated with a neuroleptic medication.

The patient was treated with and responded to risperidone and was subsequently able to receive a kidney transplant.

Because the neuroleptic medication resolved psychotic symptoms, the patient became a successful candidate for renal transplant.