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Published in: Neurological Sciences 2/2020

01-12-2020 | Neurological Tests | BRIEF COMMUNICATION

Headache due to intracranial hypertension at the time of first manifestation of multiple sclerosis

Authors: Angelo Pascarella, Antonio De Martino, Lucia Manzo, Stefania Barone, Paola Valentino, Francesco Bono

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Special Issue 2/2020

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Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) frequently suffer from headache. In fact, recent studies have shown that about 78% of patients with multiple sclerosis suffer from headache. In addition, the occurrence of headache at the time of the first clinical manifestation of MS has recently been reported in a large proportion of patients [1]. Although an increased risk of headache is now recognized among MS patients, the secondary etiology of MS-associated headache has been poorly studied. Indeed, the possibility that intracranial hypertension (IH) is the cause of headache in MS patients has been rarely considered [2]. …
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Title
Headache due to intracranial hypertension at the time of first manifestation of multiple sclerosis
Authors
Angelo Pascarella
Antonio De Martino
Lucia Manzo
Stefania Barone
Paola Valentino
Francesco Bono
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue Special Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04671-4

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