Citation

Hesdorffer DC, Lúdvígsson P, Hauser WA, Olafsson E, Kjartansson O. Epilepsy Res. 2007; 75(2-3): 220-223.

Affiliation

The Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Columbia University, 630 West 168th Street, P & S Unit 16, New York, NY 10032, USA. dch5@columbia.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.05.001

PMID

17572070

PMCID

PMC2039905

Abstract

We hypothesized and found that the co-occurrence of migraine with aura (MA) with major depression (MD) or with suicide attempt (SA) increases the risk for developing unprovoked seizure more than these conditions alone. Number of conditions showed a linear relationship to seizure risk. This may reflect a new condition cluster defined by MA, MD, SA and unprovoked seizures. Identifying the biological underpinnings this cluster may affect clinical diagnosis and treatment.

Language: en