Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology

Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology

We report three cases of pediatric patients suffering from migraine aura triggered seizures. This entity, also called migralepsy, still does not have a unique definition today. Migraine and epilepsy are both episodic neurological disorders with periods of interictal well-being; this is indicative of...

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Main Authors: Giorgia Sforza, Claudia Ruscitto, Romina Moavero, Fabiana Ursitti, Michela Ada Noris Ferilli, Samuela Tarantino, Martina Balestri, Federico Vigevano, Massimiliano Valeriani, Laura Papetti
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
migralepsy
migraine
epilepsy
seizure
aura
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.711858/full
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spelling doaj-7343cd8267ce4bcda23d6fbc63dddb872021-10-11T07:23:08ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952021-10-011210.3389/fneur.2021.711858711858Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of NeurologyGiorgia Sforza0Claudia Ruscitto1Romina Moavero2Fabiana Ursitti3Michela Ada Noris Ferilli4Samuela Tarantino5Martina Balestri6Federico Vigevano7Massimiliano Valeriani8Massimiliano Valeriani9Laura Papetti10Pediatric Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, ItalyChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, ItalyPediatric Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyPediatric Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyPediatric Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyChild Neurology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyChild Neurology Unit, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyPediatric Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyCenter for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkPediatric Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, ItalyWe report three cases of pediatric patients suffering from migraine aura triggered seizures. This entity, also called migralepsy, still does not have a unique definition today. Migraine and epilepsy are both episodic neurological disorders with periods of interictal well-being; this is indicative of similar pathophysiological mechanisms, such as increased neuronal excitation and ion channel dysfunction. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the clinical and instrumental features of migralepsy through the description of three clinical cases in which the symptoms of the usual migraine aura developed into a generalized tonic–clonic or focal seizure.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.711858/fullmigralepsymigraineepilepsyseizureaura
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author Giorgia Sforza
Claudia Ruscitto
Romina Moavero
Fabiana Ursitti
Michela Ada Noris Ferilli
Samuela Tarantino
Martina Balestri
Federico Vigevano
Massimiliano Valeriani
Massimiliano Valeriani
Laura Papetti
spellingShingle Giorgia Sforza
Claudia Ruscitto
Romina Moavero
Fabiana Ursitti
Michela Ada Noris Ferilli
Samuela Tarantino
Martina Balestri
Federico Vigevano
Massimiliano Valeriani
Massimiliano Valeriani
Laura Papetti
Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology
Frontiers in Neurology
migralepsy
migraine
epilepsy
seizure
aura
author_facet Giorgia Sforza
Claudia Ruscitto
Romina Moavero
Fabiana Ursitti
Michela Ada Noris Ferilli
Samuela Tarantino
Martina Balestri
Federico Vigevano
Massimiliano Valeriani
Massimiliano Valeriani
Laura Papetti
author_sort Giorgia Sforza
title Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology
title_short Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology
title_full Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology
title_fullStr Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology
title_full_unstemmed Case Report: Migralepsy: The Two-Faced Janus of Neurology
title_sort case report: migralepsy: the two-faced janus of neurology
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
series Frontiers in Neurology
issn 1664-2295
publishDate 2021-10-01
description We report three cases of pediatric patients suffering from migraine aura triggered seizures. This entity, also called migralepsy, still does not have a unique definition today. Migraine and epilepsy are both episodic neurological disorders with periods of interictal well-being; this is indicative of similar pathophysiological mechanisms, such as increased neuronal excitation and ion channel dysfunction. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the clinical and instrumental features of migralepsy through the description of three clinical cases in which the symptoms of the usual migraine aura developed into a generalized tonic–clonic or focal seizure.
topic migralepsy
migraine
epilepsy
seizure
aura
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.711858/full
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