title: Status epilepticus complicating migraine.
abstract: We describe 2 patients who developed status epilepticus in association with migraine attacks. One patient died and at the autopsy had ischaemic changes confined to the occipital lobes. The second patient made an uneventful recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, England.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Twomey
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Franks
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Burt
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Hakin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology