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Migraine and epilepsy terminology and classification: opening Pandora’s box

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  1. Neurology Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Sant’ Anna Hospital, Como, Italy

    Vincenzo Belcastro

  2. Pediatric Neurology and Muscular Diseases Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophtalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, “G Gaslini” Institute, Genova, Italy

    Pasquale Striano

  3. Child Neurology & Headache Paediatric, Chair of Pediatrics, NESMOS Department, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy

    Pasquale Parisiv

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Belcastro, V., Striano, P. & Parisiv, P. Migraine and epilepsy terminology and classification: opening Pandora’s box. Epileptic Disord. 15, 226–227 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1684/epd.2013.0582

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