Should "migralepsy" be considered an obsolete concept? A multicenter retrospective clinical/EEG study and review of the literature

Epilepsy and Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Verrotti, Alberto ^a   Coppola, Giangennaro ^b   Di Fonzo, Alessia ^a   Tozzi, Elisabetta ^c   Spalice, Alberto ^d   Aloisi, Paolo ^c   Bruschi, Raffaella ^d   Iannetti, Paola ^d   Villa, Maria Pia ^d   Parisi, Pasquale ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Hemicrania epileptica; Ictal epileptic headache; Migraine; Migralepsy; Peri ictal headache; Postictal headache; Status epilepticus; Status migrainosus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NOMENCLATURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79955599173     PISSN: 15255050     EISSN: 15255069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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