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Status epilepticus complicating migraine
Author(s) -
Twomey J. A.,
Abbott R. J.,
Franks A. J.,
Burt A. A.,
Hakin N. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1988.tb05919.x
Subject(s) - status epilepticus , migraine , medicine , autopsy , epilepsy , pediatrics , anesthesia , psychiatry
— We describe 2 patients who developed status epilepticus in association with migraine attacks. One patient died and at the autopsy had ischaemic changes confined to the occipital lobes. The second patient made an uneventful recovery.