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Cluster Headache Secondary to Trauma Presenting with Unilateral Mydriasis
Gonçalo Pinheiro, Rita; Peres, João; Tojal, Raquel; Parreira, ElsaCluster headache is the most common trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia, it can be a primary or secondary headache. Attacks are frequently associated with autonomic symptoms, due to parasympathetic activation and sympathetic defect. An 86-year-old woman, with no previous history of headache, developed a right supraorbital headache, two weeks after a fall, that resulted in mild head trauma to the ipsilateral fronta...
Evaluation of the Knowledge of Women of Childbearing Age with Epilepsy about th...
Lopes das Neves, Pedro; Ventura, Rita; Sobral-Pinho, André; Silva, Elisa; Morgadinho, Afonso; Vitor, Joana; Miranda, Miguel; Madureira, BeatrizIntroduction: The interaction of antiseizure medication with contraceptives, its potential teratogenicity and implications in pregnancy and breastfeeding are aspects to consider in the neurological care of women with epilepsy of childbearing age. To ensure the commitment in therapeutic decisions and the appropriate planning of maternity, it is essential that women are informed about the implications of their di...
Epilepsy and physical exercise
Pimentel, José; Tojal, Raquel; Morgado, JoanaEpilepsy is one of the commonest neurologic diseases and has always been associated with stigma. In the interest of safety, the activities of persons with epilepsy (PWE) are often restricted. In keeping with this, physical exercise has often been discouraged. The precise nature of a person's seizures (or whether seizures were provoked or unprovoked) may not have been considered. Although there has been a change...