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Review
. 2006 Feb;5(2):148-157.
doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(06)70348-9.

Chronic disorders with episodic manifestations: focus on epilepsy and migraine

Sheryl R Haut #  1 , Marcelo E Bigal #  2 , Richard B Lipton #  3
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Review

Chronic disorders with episodic manifestations: focus on epilepsy and migraine

Sheryl R Haut et al. Lancet Neurol. 2006 Feb.

Abstract

Epilepsy and migraine are chronic neurological disorders with episodic manifestations that are commonly treated in neurological practice and frequently occur together. In this review we examine similarities and contrasts between these disorders, with focus on epidemiology and classification, temporal coincidence, triggers, and mechanistically based therapeutic overlap. This investigation draws attention to unique aspects of both epilepsy and migraine, while identifying areas of crossover in which each specialty could benefit from the experience of the other.

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Figure 1
Age-specific incidence rate, cumulative incidence rate, and prevalence rate of epilepsy in Rochester, Minnesota (1935–74) Reproduced from Epilepsia by permission of Blackwell Publishing.
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Figure 2
Adjusted prevalence of migraine by age, from a meta-analysis of studies using IHS criteria Reproduced from Epidemiology of Pain by permission of IASP Press.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Adjusted prevalence of migraine by geographic area and sex, from a meta-analysis of studies using IHS criteria Reproduced from Epidemiology of Pain by permission of IASP Press.
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