Ictal epileptic headache as "subtle" symptom in generalized idiopathic epilepsy

Epilepsia

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Fanella, Martina ^a   Fattouch, Jinane ^a   Casciato, Sara ^a   Lapenta, Leonardo ^a   Morano, Alessandra ^a   Egeo, Gabriella ^a,b   Manfredi, Mario ^a,c   Prencipe, Massimiliano ^a   Giallonardo, Anna Teresa ^a   Di Bonaventura, Carlo ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; EEG; Ictal epileptic headache; Idiopathic generalized epilepsy

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOBAZAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; HARKOSERIDE; LAMOTRIGINE; PHENOBARBITAL; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED POLYSPIKE AND WAVE DISCHARGE; GENERALIZED SPIKE AND WAVE DISCHARGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ICTAL EPILEPTIC HEADACHE; IDIOPATHIC GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY, GENERALIZED; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION;

EID: 84859425822     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: 15281167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03387.x     Document Type: Article

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