Patients with migraine do not have MRI-visible cortical lesions

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 259, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2695-2698

  Absinta, Martina ^a   Rocca, Maria A ^a   Colombo, Bruno ^a,b   Copetti, Massimiliano ^a   De Feo, Donatella ^a   Falini, Andrea ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cortical lesions; Migraine; Multiple sclerosis; White matter hyperintensities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX LESION; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOUBLE INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER LESION;

ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872111845     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-012-6571-x     Document Type: Article

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