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Open Access
01-12-2015 | Invited speaker presentation
Molecular genotype in migraine
Authors:
Cherubino Di Lorenzo, Gaetano S Grieco, Anna Rubegni, Filippo M Santorelli
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
Migraine is an episodic brain disorder with disabling attacks of headache that are associated with nausea, vomiting, and hypersensitivity to light, sound, and smell. According to major criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-II) from the International Headache Society (IHS), migraine is divided into two main subtypes that are based on the absence (migraine without aura, MO) or presence (migraine with aura, MA) of an aura. Migraine has a profound effect on wellbeing and general functioning, not only during attacks, but also in terms of work performance, family and social relationships, and, mainly in children, school achievement, thus explaining why the WHO expert panel rates migraine among the most disabling and costly chronic disorders. …
