Synesthesia and Migraine: Case Report

BMC Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Alstadhaug, Karl B ^a,b   Benjaminsen, Espen ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; CYTOCHROME P450 2D6; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; PETHIDINE; PROPRANOLOL; RIZATRIPTAN; VALPROIC ACID; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE AURA; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SALIVARY GLAND; SYNESTHESIA; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PERCEPTUAL DISTORTION;

EID: 78649760801     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-10-121     Document Type: Article

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