Ictal and interictal hypoactivation of the occipital cortex in migraine with aura. A neuroimaging and electrophysiological study

Functional Neurology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 169-171

  Bramanti, Placido ^a   Grugno, Rosario ^a   Vitetta, Antongiulio ^a   Marino, Silvia ^a   Di Bella, Paolo ^a   Nappi, Giuseppe ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

BOLD signal; CSD; fMRI; Migraine with aura

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; NEUROIMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEIZURES;

EID: 33645082916     PISSN: 03935264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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