Habituation of evoked responses is greater in patients with familial hemiplegic migraine than in controls: A contrast with the common forms of migraine

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 478-485

  Hansen, J M ^a   Bolla, M ^b,c   Magis, D ^b   De Pasqua, V ^b   Ashina, M ^a   Thomsen, L L ^a   Olesen, J ^a   Schoenen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Evoked potentials; Familial hemiplegic migraine; Migraine with aura; Nociception specific blink reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EYELID REFLEX; FAMILIAL HEMIPLEGIC MIGRAINE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951652648     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2010.03190.x     Document Type: Article

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