Evidence for a vascular factor in migraine

Mohammad S Asghar, Adam E Hansen, Faisal Mohammad Amin, R J van der Geest, Patrick van der Koning, Henrik B W Larsson, Jes Olesen, Messoud Ashina

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    Abstract

    It has been suggested that migraine is caused by neural dysfunction without involvement of vasodilatation. Because dismissal of vascular mechanisms seemed premature, we examined diameter of extra- and intracranial vessels in migraine without aura patients.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalAnnals of Neurology
    Volume69
    Issue number4
    Pages (from-to)635-45
    Number of pages11
    ISSN0364-5134
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2011

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