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Published in: Neurological Sciences 1/2011

01-05-2011 | Invited Lecture

The role of the visual system in migraine: an update

Author: R. Allan Purdy

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Special Issue 1/2011

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Abstract

The visual system plays a prominent role in migraine headache, especially migraine with aura. Anatomical and functional studies in migraine are showing an increasing role linking the visual system to migraine and its multiple and complex clinical expressions. Recent research on photophobia highlights the progress of our understanding of these relationships. This review overviews a practicing neurologist’s view of some of the roles of the visual system in migraine and how a clinical understanding of this relationship is enhanced by recent research and discovery in this in this important area.
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Metadata
Title
The role of the visual system in migraine: an update
Author
R. Allan Purdy
Publication date
01-05-2011
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0541-4

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