A 38-Year-Old Woman With Global Aphasia and Migraine

A 38-year-old right-handed woman presented to the hospital with subtle right facial palsy and global aphasia of 4 days' duration. She found that she had aphasia when she suddenly woke up at midnight and reported a headache lasting for several hours. She had no fever, vomiting, seizures, or limb paralysis. She had had migraines with an occasional visual aura for > 10 years. She was not taking any medication and was a nondrinker and nonsmoker. She had no other significant medical background and family history.