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Published on: June 2, 2014
A transcranial doppler study in interictal migraine and tension-type headache
Antonio Arjona1, Luis A Perula de Torres, Pedro J Serrano-Castro
1Neurology Section, Torrecardenas Hospital, Paraje Torrecardernas s/n, Almeria E-04009, Spain.
Purpose:
To use transcranial Doppler (TCD) sonography to determine if patients with migraine without aura have interictal hemodynamic abnormalities compared with patients who have episodic tension-type headache (TH).
Methods:
Thirty-six migraine patients without aura and 51 TH patients (age range, 16-50 years) who were diagnosed according to the criteria of the International Headache Society 1988 participated in the study. Forty-four healthy volunteers, matched for age and sex, formed the control group. Time-averaged mean velocity (TAMV), pulsatility index (PI), and breath-holding index (BHI) were measured via TCD sonography in the middle cerebral artery.
Results:
TAMV was higher in migraine without aura than in episodic TH (p = 0.034). There were no differences between groups regarding PI or BHI.
Conclusion:
Our findings support the arteriolar vasodilatation theory in migraine without aura.
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