Spreading depression and the clinical correlates of migraine.

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Migraine is the most common neurologic condition. One-third of migraineurs experience transient neurologic symptoms, the so-called aura. There is strong evidence that spreading depression (SD) is the electrophysiologic substrate of migraine aura. SD is an intense pan-depolarization wave that slowly propagates in gray matter by way of contiguity and transiently disrupts neuronal function. When induced...

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