Nummular headache: six new cases and lancinating pain attacks as possible manifestation
R Ruscheweyh,
A Buchheister,
N Gregor,
A Jung,
S Evers,
R Ruscheweyh
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorA Buchheister
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorN Gregor
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorA Jung
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorS Evers
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorR Ruscheweyh,
A Buchheister,
N Gregor,
A Jung,
S Evers,
R Ruscheweyh
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorA Buchheister
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorN Gregor
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorA Jung
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorS Evers
Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
Search for more papers by this authorRuth Ruscheweyh MD, Department of Neurology, University of Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 33, 48129 Münster, Germany. Tel. + 49 251 83 49969, fax + 49 251 83 48181, e-mail [email protected]
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