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Can a Complex Migraine cause seizures to happen? Stacey.
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Dear Stacey,
It's difficult to know what you mean by "Complex Migraine" since that's not a specific type of Migraine, but a descriptive term. However, there is a type of seizure that can be triggered by Migraine aura, a Migraine-triggered seizure sometimes referred to as Migralepsy. Here's some basic information from the International Headache Society's International Classification of Headache...
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