Acute Confusional Migraine: Clinical and Electroencephalographic Aspects

  • Vladimiro Pietrini
    Vladimiro Pietrini, Giovanni D'Andrea, Antonio R Cananzi, Francesco Ferro-Milone, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Vicenza, Via Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza; M Giovanni Terzano, Liborio Parrino, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
  • M Giovanni Terzano
    Vladimiro Pietrini, Giovanni D'Andrea, Antonio R Cananzi, Francesco Ferro-Milone, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Vicenza, Via Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza; M Giovanni Terzano, Liborio Parrino, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
  • Giovanni D'Andrea
    Vladimiro Pietrini, Giovanni D'Andrea, Antonio R Cananzi, Francesco Ferro-Milone, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Vicenza, Via Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza; M Giovanni Terzano, Liborio Parrino, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
  • Liborio Parrino
    Vladimiro Pietrini, Giovanni D'Andrea, Antonio R Cananzi, Francesco Ferro-Milone, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Vicenza, Via Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza; M Giovanni Terzano, Liborio Parrino, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
  • Antonio R Cananzi
    Vladimiro Pietrini, Giovanni D'Andrea, Antonio R Cananzi, Francesco Ferro-Milone, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Vicenza, Via Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza; M Giovanni Terzano, Liborio Parrino, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;
  • Francesco Ferro-Milone
    Vladimiro Pietrini, Giovanni D'Andrea, Antonio R Cananzi, Francesco Ferro-Milone, Department of Neurology, General Hospital of Vicenza, Via Rodolfi, 36100 Vicenza; M Giovanni Terzano, Liborio Parrino, Department of Neurology, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;

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<jats:p>Twelve patients with episodes of acute confusional migraine (ACM) are reported. Prolonged agitation and mental confusion characterized the headache attacks, occurring mostly among adolescents. The ictal EEG showed diffuse, slow abnormalities and a peculiar pattern known as FIRDA (frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity). Neuroradiologic examinations and laboratory tests were unremarkable. After the acute stage, EEG gradually tended to show normalization. Apart from the noticeable similarities to the “juvenile head trauma syndrome”, the authors assume that ACM represents a peculiar clinical form among the different types of migraine associated with disorders of higher mental functions.</jats:p>

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  • Cephalalgia

    Cephalalgia 7 (1), 29-37, 1987-03

    SAGE Publications

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