Persistent Aura with Small Occipital Cortical Infarction: Implications for Migraine Pathophysiology

Objective: The pathophysiology of migraine with aura is thought to be related to cortical spreading depression and cortical hypersensitivity, in which inhibitory interneurons may play a role. Persistent migraine aura (PMA) without infarction is defined as auras that last longer than 1 week in the ab...

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Main Authors: Sam Thissen, Peter J. Koehler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2014-08-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/366409