Pure menstrual hemicrania continua: does it exist? A case report
S Prakash,
ND Shah,
Corresponding Author
S Prakash
Department of Neurology and
Dr Sanjay Prakash DM, O-19, Doctor's Quarter, Jail Road, Baroda, Gujarat 390001, India. Tel. + 91-98-9812-9484, fax + 91-26-9225-8700, e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorND Shah
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat, India
Search for more papers by this authorS Prakash,
ND Shah,
Corresponding Author
S Prakash
Department of Neurology and
Dr Sanjay Prakash DM, O-19, Doctor's Quarter, Jail Road, Baroda, Gujarat 390001, India. Tel. + 91-98-9812-9484, fax + 91-26-9225-8700, e-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorND Shah
Department of Psychiatry, Medical College, Baroda, Gujarat, India
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