[Phenotypic variability in a family with genetically verified familial hemiplegic migraine type 2].

After playing handball, a 13-year-old girl developed a comatose condition during 7-10 days with hemiparesis and aphasia. From age three to nine she was treated for partial epilepsy. She never had symptoms of migraine. Her father had childhood epilepsy and at the age of 40 and 44 he experienced two attacks with prolonged coma, fever, seizures, hemiparesis and aphasia. His mother had symptoms of severe hemiplegic migraine. Father and daughter were genetically tested and an earlier described mutation in ATP1A2 gene was found. These cases illustrate the phenotypic variability in familial hemiplegic migraine type 2.