Electrocortical responses of headache patients to the simulation of 10 kHz sferics

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 97, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 211-224

  Schienle, A ^a   Stark, R ^a   Vaitl, D ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

EEG; Headache; Migraine; VLF sferics; Weather sensitivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033120197     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00207459909000661     Document Type: Article

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