Lateralizing value of peri-ictal headache: A study of 100 patients with partial epilepsy.
cross_sectional · Level IV
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Abstract
To determine the lateralizing value of peri-ictal headache, the authors conducted a standardized interview of 100 patients with partial epilepsy, 60 with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and 40 with extratemporal epilepsy (ETE). Peri-ictal headache occurred in 47 of 100 (47%) patients. Peri-ictal headache was more likely to be ipsilateral to the seizure onset in TLE (27 of 30 = 90%) than in ETE (two of 17 = 12%; p< 0.001). For both groups, peri-ictal headache usually conformed to the diagnostic criteria for common migraine (18 of 30 = 60% in TLE; 7 of 17 = 41% in ETE).
Medical subject headings
- Epilepsies, Partial
- Functional Laterality
- Headache