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Neurological Sciences
Published in: Neurological Sciences 10/2013

01-10-2013 | News and Views

From migralepsy to ictal epileptic headache: the story so far

Authors: Vincenzo Belcastro, Pasquale Striano, Pasquale Parisi

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 10/2013

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Abstract

In the last few years several cases of headache as sole manifestation of an epileptic seizure have been reported and the term “ictal epileptic headache” has been recently proposed to identify an EEG-recorded epileptic seizure with migraine/headache-like features. Among the potential practical implications arising from these clinical observations, there is the urgent need for a revision of both International Classifications of Epilepsy and Headache disorders. We discuss these topics and provide additional comments about the physiopathological links between epilepsy and migraine.
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Metadata
Title
From migralepsy to ictal epileptic headache: the story so far
Authors
Vincenzo Belcastro
Pasquale Striano
Pasquale Parisi
Publication date
01-10-2013
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 10/2013
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-012-1012-2

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