ARTERIAL RESPONSES DURING MIGRAINE HEADACHE

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作者
IVERSEN, HK [1 ]
NIELSEN, TH [1 ]
OLESEN, J [1 ]
TFELTHANSEN, P [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COPENHAGEN,BISPEBJERG HOSP,DK-1168 COPENHAGEN,DENMARK
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10.1016/0140-6736(90)92339-J
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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The superficial temporal artery has been thought to be the main focus of pain during migraine attacks, but its diameter has never been measured directly. The use of a new, high-resolution ultrasound machine to measure arterial size in 25 migraine patients with unilateral head pain showed that the lumen was wider on the painful than on the non-painful side during a migraine attack. The diameters of both radial arteries and the temporal artery on the non-painful side were smaller during than between attacks. The generalised vasoconstriction was not shared by the temporal artery on the affected side, which suggests a local vasodilatory response. The findings suggest that cephalic arteries may play a role in migraine pathogenesis. © 1990.
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页码:837 / 839
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