Epilepsia y jaqueca
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چکیده
La jaqueca es una enfermedad de etiopatogenia desconocida que se manifiesta fundamentalmente por cefaleas episódicas. La enfermedad, que carece de un marcador diagnóstico preciso, se supone que está relacionada con una hiperexcitabilidad del sistema nervioso central. Esta alteración es capaz de poner en marcha modificaciones de los vasos intracraneales mediadas por el sistema trigeminovascular [16] que están íntimamente relacionadas con el dolor de cabeza. Existen dos formas básicas de jaqueca, con y sin aura, cuyos criterios diagnósticos están hoy bien Epilepsia y jaqueca
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