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A case of typical headache with an atypical diagnosis

Authors: Alessio Pieroni, Valeria Caso, Elisabetta Cittadini, Mohammed Hamam, Maurizio Paciaroni

Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine | Special Issue 2/2012

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Migraine is one of the most common and disabling neurological condition. It is characterized by severe, throbbing pain, associated with sensitivity to light and sound. In about one-third of migraineurs, headache is associated with transient neurological symptoms called “aura” which typically are consistent with visual or other sensory symptoms. Usually, in every patient, migraine attacks, with or without aura, recur for years maintaining the same characteristics. …

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Title: A case of typical headache with an atypical diagnosis
Authors: Alessio Pieroni
Valeria Caso
Elisabetta Cittadini
Mohammed Hamam
Maurizio Paciaroni
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer Milan
Published in: Internal and Emergency Medicine / Issue Special Issue 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1828-0447
Electronic ISSN: 1970-9366
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-012-0788-7

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