Migraine triggered by epileptic discharges in a Rasmussen's encephalitis patient after surgery

Brain and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 597-600

  Fusco, Lucia ^a   Specchio, Nicola ^a   Ciofetta, Giancarlo ^a   Longo, Daniela ^a   Trivisano, Marina ^b   Vigevano, Federico ^a  

^a BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemispherotomy; Migraine; Rasmussen's encephalitis; Subclinical ictal discharges

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GABAPENTIN; PREDNISONE; TOPIRAMATE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; FRONTAL LOBE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CHILD; DIAZEPAM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS;

EID: 79959826541     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: 03877604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2010.09.014     Document Type: Article

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