Abstract
Results 82 patients were observed , 52 female and 30 male, age range 39 to 82.All of them were suffering by acute or chronic headache and symptomatic epilepsy. Preictal headache was present in 8 ( 9,75% ) patients, postictal in 27 ( 32,92% ) and interictal in 47 ( 57,1%) patients. Among the patients with postictal headache 13 ( 48,14% ) had migraine, 9 ( 33,33% ) tension -type of headache and 7 (25,72% ) other headaches. Among the patients with interictal headache 28 ( 59,57% ) was migraine, 15 ( 31,91% ) combined migraine and tension-type and 7 ( 14,89 %) other headaches.The majority of seizures were symple focal seizures.
Highlights
Headache is a symptom very often present in patients with epilepsy
Headaches associated with symptomatic epilepsy in adults
The aim of our study was to find the characteristics of headache in adults patients with symptomatic epilepsy
Summary
Headache is a symptom very often present in patients with epilepsy. Headaches associated with symptomatic epilepsy in adults S Atic1*, D Atic2, R Amanovic Curuvija1, M Savic1
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