Child Neurology: Migraine with aura in children
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Child neurology: Migraine with aura in children.
The differential diagnosis for an acute hemiparesis in a child includes stroke, Todd paralysis, and hemiplegic migraine. In the context of an illustrative case, this review highlights the differences in clinical presentation among these entities and an approach to the diagnostic workup. Migraine with aura in children is reviewed, including migraine equivalents such as abdominal migraine and the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0028-3878,1526-632X
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181ebdd53