Corrigendum to “Brain blood perfusion hypothesis for migrane, anger and epileptic attacks” [Med Hypoth 62 (2004) 766–9]

Medical Hypotheses (2004) 63, 179

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Corrigendum

Corrigendum to “Brain blood perfusion hypothesis for migrane, anger and epileptic attacks” [Med Hypoth 62 (2004) 766–9]q Hideyo Sugahara* Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan

The author regrets that in the above article Table 1 was printed incorrectly. It is now reproduced correctly below.

Table 1 Comparison of characteristics in each neuropsychiatric attack Migraine

Aggressive behavior

Epileptic seizure

Locus Typical expression Aura Onset Vigilance

Head Pain Visual disturbance Subacute Conscious

General Criticism/Violence Dysphoria Acute Conscious/Semiconscious

Presentation Voluntary inhibition (instant) Evocative

Self-limited Impossible

Invasive Partly possible

General/Partial Convulsion/Coma Abnormal sensation Acute Conscious/Semiconscious/ Unconscious Self-limited Impossible

Duration Known model Preventive drug

Exercise/Oversleep/ Alcohol/Brain trauma 4–72 h CSD [4] Ca antagonist

Psychological insult/ Depression/Brain trauma 5–30 min Sham range [20] (animal)

Light/Patho-physiological brain condition/Brain trauma 0.1–5 min ECT Anti epileptic drug

rCBF in attack inter attacks

Increase Decrease

Increase Decrease

Increase Decrease

CSD: Cortical spreading depression, ECT: Electroconvulsive therapy, rCBF: regional cerebral blood flow.

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