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Review
. 2008 Jul;48(7):1129-32.
doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2008.01091.x.

Migralepsy: is the current definition too narrow?

Ferdinando Maggioni  1 , Edoardo Mampreso, Silvia Ruffatti, Federica Viaro, Viviana Lunardelli, Giorgio Zanchin
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Review

Migralepsy: is the current definition too narrow?

Ferdinando Maggioni et al. Headache. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

The relationship between epilepsy and migraine is complex and remains to be determined. We report 3 cases that address 2 questions on this topic. The first and second cases showed an association between migraine without aura and the onset of epileptic seizures. The third case report describes a patient in whom migraine with aura occurred and was followed by the development of status epilepticus, which occurred 2 or 3 hours after the attack of migraine with aura. We discuss the present definition of migralepsy and reassess its definition by suggesting possible extensions to its current definition.

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