Critical flicker frequency in migraine. A controlled study in patients without prophylactic therapy

Cephalalgia

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 339-343

  Kowacs, Pedro André ^a   Piovesan, E J ^a   Werneck, L C ^a   Fameli, H ^a   Zani, A C ^a   Da Silva, H P ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Critical flicker frequency; Flicker frequency threshold; Migraine; Migraine mechanisms; Visual system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; FLICKER FREQUENCY THRESHOLD; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE AURA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; FEMALE; FLICKER FUSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 17644399139     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00861.x     Document Type: Article

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