Neurol. praxi. 2018;19(5):326-329 | DOI: 10.36290/neu.2018.115

Differential diagnosis of migraine

MUDr. Andrea Petrovičová
Neurologická klinika FN Nitra

The symptoms of migraine are non-specific and can be present in many other primary and secondary headache disorders. Themigraine can be confused with other pathologies, alternative diagnoses for migraine may be mistake and conditions betweenmigraine and other diagnoses can posing as other conditions. Even experienced headache specialists may be challenged at timesin differential diagnosis of migraine.

Keywords: migraine, secondary headaches, hemicrania continua

Published: October 1, 2018  Show citation

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Petrovičová A. Differential diagnosis of migraine. Neurol. praxi. 2018;19(5):326-329. doi: 10.36290/neu.2018.115.
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