Article
Evidence of shared genetic risk factors for migraine and rolandic epilepsy.
Epilepsia - 1 Nov 2009
Clarke Tara, Baskurt Zeynep, Strug Lisa J, Pal Deb K
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Evidence for a specific association between migraine and rolandic epilepsy (RE) has been conflicting. Children with migraine frequently have electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities, including rolandic discharges, and approximately 50% of siblings of patients with RE exhibit rolandic discharges. We assessed migraine risk in RE probands and their siblings. METHODS: We used cohort and reconstructed...
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