Basic Definition of BAM

The Discovery of Bickerstaff's Syndrome (Basilar Artery Migraine)

• The Concept of Basilar Artery Migraine
• Majority of Bickerstaff's Study Patients Adolescent Girls
• Impossible to Prove a Definite Diagnosis
• Impaired Consciousness and Brainstem Ischemia

Neurologial Deficits and BAM

Symptoms of Vertebrobasilar Ischemia

BAM, Migrainous Infarction, and Stroke

Complicated Migraines

• Other Types of Complicated Migraine

BAM and "Regular Migraine"

BAM and Migraine Variants

• BAM and Other Migraine Classifications
• Migraine Aura Without Headache

Migraine Classification Standards

• International Headache Society Classification of Migraine

What Exactly is an "Aura?"

Specific Components of Migrainous Aura