From migralepsy to ictal epileptic headache: The story so far

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1805-1807

  Belcastro, Vincenzo ^a   Striano, Pasquale ^b   Parisi, Pasquale ^c  

^a SANT ANNA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

EEG; Ictal epileptic headache; Migraine with aura; Migralepsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTIC DISCHARGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ICTAL EPILEPTIC HEADACHE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE AURA; MIGRALEPSY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS;

EID: 84886440290     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1012-2     Document Type: Article

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