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Genetics of Migraine: Possible Links to Neurophysiological Abnormalities
Author(s) -
Sándor Peter S.,
Ambrosini Anna,
Agosti Reto M.,
Schoenen Jean
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2002.02110.x
Subject(s) - neurology , migraine , clinical neurology , pediatric neurology , medicine , psychology , neuroanatomy , psychiatry , neuroscience , pediatrics
( Headache. 2002;42:365-377) Migraine is a paroxysmal neurologic disorder affecting up to 12% of males and 24% of females in the general population. Two main types are distinguished: migraine without aura (MWOA) and migraine with aura (MWA), in which headache is preceded by transient focal neurologic symptoms (usually visual). Attacks of only MWOA are reported by about 70% of patients with migraine, while at least occasional attacks of MWA occur in about 30%. 1 Usually one type of attack prevails, but both types often coexist in the same patient.