Tribute to Pasquale Montagna, 1950–2010

Pietro Cortelli

doi:10.1007/s10194-011-0330-8

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Tribute to Pasquale Montagna, 1950–2010

Highlights

Pasquale Montagna, MD, one of the most outstanding clinical neuroscientists and great leaders of the world of contemporary research on primary headache, died prematurely on December 9, 2010 at the age of 60 after courageously battling cancer for almost two and a half years
Pasquale Montagna was born in a delightful small town in Muro Leccese in the southeastern part of Italy
He graduated in medicine from the University of Bologna in 1974 with a perfect score. Following his training in neurology at the University of Bologna, Montagna travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark to receive training in electromyography for 1 year at the famous Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology at Copenhagen University under the tutelage of Professor Fritz Buchthal

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Pasquale Montagna, MD, one of the most outstanding clinical neuroscientists and great leaders of the world of contemporary research on primary headache, died prematurely on December 9, 2010 at the age of 60 after courageously battling cancer for almost two and a half years. Following his training in neurology at the University of Bologna, Montagna travelled to Copenhagen, Denmark to receive training in electromyography for 1 year at the famous Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology at Copenhagen University under the tutelage of Professor Fritz Buchthal. In 1980 he became a researcher at the Bologna University Neurology Clinic, participating in teaching, research and patient care.

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