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Johnson E, Grosel J. Migrainous infarction: A serious complication of a common condition. JAAPA 2023; 36:30-34. [PMID: 37368851 DOI: 10.1097/01.jaa.0000923548.82400.c7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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ABSTRACT Migrainous infarction is a rare neurologic condition that stems from an ordinary migraine with aura, and can cause ischemic stroke in young women. The pathophysiology of migrainous infarction is not entirely understood. An aura that is similar to previous auras but lasts longer than 60 minutes, along with evidence of acute ischemia on MRI, are diagnostic of migrainous infarction. Treatment aimed at minimizing migraine with aura is the most important preventive measure clinicians can take to help patients avoid this complication of migraine.
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- Emily Johnson
- Emily Johnson practices in family medicine at Muskingum Valley Health Center in Cambridge, Ohio. John Grosel is a radiologist at Lucid Health Riverside Radiology and Interventional Associates, Inc., based in Columbus, Ohio, and medical director and McCoy professor in the PA program at Marietta College. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise
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Evers S, Tassorelli C. Migraine with aura. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2023; 198:169-186. [PMID: 38043960 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823356-6.00009-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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This chapter describes the different types of aura including rare aura subtypes such as retinal aura. In addition, aura manifestations not classified in the International Classification of Headache Disorders and auras in headache disorders others than migraine are also described. The differential diagnosis of migraine aura comprises several neurological disorders which should be known to specialists. Migraine aura also has impact on the choice of migraine treatment; recommendations for the treatment of the migraine aura itself are also presented in this chapter.
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- Stefan Evers
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; Department of Neurology, Lindenbrunn Hospital, Coppenbrügge, Germany.
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- Headache Science and Neurorehabilitation Center, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Magalhães JE, Sampaio Rocha-Filho PA. Migraine and cerebrovascular diseases: Epidemiology, pathophysiological, and clinical considerations. Headache 2018; 58:1277-1286. [DOI: 10.1111/head.13378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- João Eudes Magalhães
- Postgraduate program in Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE); Pernambuco Brazil
- Stroke Clinic, Hospital Universitario Oswaldo Cruz, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE); Recife Brazil
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry; Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE); Recife Brazil
- Headache Clinic, Hospital Universitario Oswaldo Cruz, Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE); Recife Brazil
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Terrin A, Toldo G, Ermani M, Mainardi F, Maggioni F. When migraine mimics stroke: A systematic review. Cephalalgia 2018; 38:2068-2078. [PMID: 29661036 DOI: 10.1177/0333102418767999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Migraine with aura may mimic an acute ischemic stroke, so that an improper administration of thrombolytic treatment can expose migrainous patients to severe adverse effects. METHODS This systematic review quantifies the relevance of migraine with aura among stroke mimics, checking for thrombolysis' safety in these patients. We reviewed the literature after 1995, distinguishing from studies dealing with stroke mimics treated with systemic thrombolysis and those who were not treated with systemic thrombolysis. RESULTS Migraine with aura is responsible for 1.79% (CI 95% 0.82-3.79%) of all the emergency Stroke Unit evaluations and it represents 12.24% (CI 95% 6.34-22.31%) of stroke mimics in the group not treated with systemic thrombolysis. 6.65% (CI 95% 4.32-9.78%) of systemic thrombolysis administrations are performed in patients without an acute ischemic stroke. Migraine with aura is responsible for 17.91% of these (CI 95% 13.29-23.71%). The reported rate of adverse events seems extremely low (0.01%). CONCLUSION Migraine with aura is the third most common stroke mimic, following seizures and psychiatric disorders; it is responsible for about 18% of all improper thrombolytic treatments. Despite the absence of strong supporting data, thrombolysis in migraine with aura seems to be a procedure with an extremely low risk of adverse events.
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- Alberto Terrin
- 1 Headache Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- 1 Headache Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- 1 Headache Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- 1 Headache Centre, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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West BH, Noureddin N, Mamzhi Y, Low CG, Coluzzi AC, Shih EJ, Gevorgyan Fleming R, Saver JL, Liebeskind DS, Charles A, Tobis JM. Frequency of Patent Foramen Ovale and Migraine in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke. Stroke 2018; 49:1123-1128. [PMID: 29636424 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.117.020160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Individuals with migraine are at higher risk for stroke, but the mechanism has not been established. On the basis of the association between migraine and intracardiac right-to-left shunt, it has been proposed that stroke in migraineurs could be caused by a paradoxical embolus passing through a patent foramen ovale (PFO) or pulmonary arteriovenous malformation. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of PFO with right-to-left shunt in patients who presented with cryptogenic stroke and had a history of migraine. METHODS Patients between 18 and 60 years old who presented with an ischemic stroke were characterized based on ASCOD phenotyping (atherosclerosis; small-vessel disease; cardiac pathology; other causes; dissection). A migraine diagnosis was identified by reviewing physician notes, and frequent aura was defined if present in at least 50% of attacks. A PFO with right-to-left shunt diagnosis was identified by the presence of a positive bubble contrast study with either transcranial Doppler, transthoracic, or transesophageal echocardiography. RESULTS Of the 712 patients who presented with ischemic stroke, 127 (18%) were diagnosed as cryptogenic; 68 patients had adequate testing for PFO and a documented migraine history. The prevalence of PFO in patients with cryptogenic stroke without migraine was elevated (59%) compared with the general population (18%). Patients with both cryptogenic stroke and migraine had a higher prevalence of PFO (79%). In patients with cryptogenic stroke who had migraine with frequent aura, the prevalence of PFO was 93%. Only 5 patients (4%) had a history compatible with migrainous infarction. CONCLUSIONS In patients with cryptogenic stroke who have migraine, there is a high prevalence (79%) of PFO with right-to-left shunt. The timing of the stroke in migraineurs is usually not related to a migraine attack. These observations are consistent with the hypothesis that the mechanism of stroke in migraineurs is most likely because of a paradoxical embolus. Future cryptogenic stroke classification schemes should consider including PFO as a separate etiologic category.
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- Brian H West
- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (B.H.W., Y.M., A.C.C., E.J.S., R.G.F., J.M.T.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UNLV School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV (N.N.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (B.H.W., Y.M., A.C.C., E.J.S., R.G.F., J.M.T.)
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- California Northstate University College of Medicine, Elk Grove (C.G.L.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (B.H.W., Y.M., A.C.C., E.J.S., R.G.F., J.M.T.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (B.H.W., Y.M., A.C.C., E.J.S., R.G.F., J.M.T.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (B.H.W., Y.M., A.C.C., E.J.S., R.G.F., J.M.T.)
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- UCLA Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, CA (J.L.S., D.S.L., A.C.)
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- UCLA Department of Neurology, Los Angeles, CA (J.L.S., D.S.L., A.C.)
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- From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (B.H.W., Y.M., A.C.C., E.J.S., R.G.F., J.M.T.)
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Serrano F, Arauz A, Uribe R, Becerra LC, Mantilla K, Zermeño F. Long-term follow-up of patients with migrainous infarction. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2018; 165:7-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2017.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2017] [Revised: 11/11/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Zhang Y, Parikh A, Qian S. Migraine and stroke. Stroke Vasc Neurol 2017; 2:160-167. [PMID: 28989805 PMCID: PMC5628377 DOI: 10.1136/svn-2017-000077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 04/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Migraines are generally considered a relatively benign neurological condition. However, research has shown an association between migraines and stroke, and especially between migraine with aura and ischaemic stroke. Patients can also suffer from migrainous infarction, a subset of ischaemic stroke that often occurs in the posterior circulation of younger women. The exact pathogenesis of migrainous infarct is not known, but it is theorised that the duration and local neuronal energy level from cortical spreading depression may be a key factor. Other factors contributing to migrainous infarct may include vascular, inflammatory, endothelial structure, patent foramen ovale, gender, oral contraceptive pill use and smoking. Vasoconstrictors such as the triptan and ergot class are commonly used to treat migraines and may also play a role. Migraine is also shown to be correlated to haemorrhagic stroke, although studies do not demonstrate causation versus association, and further studies are warranted. There are also some rare genetic diseases such as cerebral autosomal-dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy, retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukodystrophy and others, which can cause both migraines and infarcts. On imaging, many migraineurs are found to have white matter changes similar to those seen in patients with stroke. These may be caused in part by alterations in resting cerebral blood flow and vasoconstrictor use. In treating patients with migraines, it is important to identify and modify any vascular risk factors such as hypertension, smoking, oral contraceptive pill use and lifestyle factors. Further studies will determine if more aggressive treatment of migraines can ultimately lead to fewer strokes in this population.
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- Yonghua Zhang
- Edward Neurosciences Institute in affiliation with Northwestern Medicine, Naperville, Illinois, USA
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- Edward Neurosciences Institute in affiliation with Northwestern Medicine, Naperville, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Plato BM. Rare Complications of Migraine With Aura. Headache 2016; 56:1373-9. [DOI: 10.1111/head.12879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Brian M. Plato
- Norton Headache and Concussion Center; Norton Neuroscience Institute; Louisville KY USA
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« Migraine ophtalmique » ou migraine avec aura visuelle. J Fr Ophtalmol 2016; 39:554-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfo.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Revised: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 05/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Spalice A, Del Balzo F, Papetti L, Zicari AM, Properzi E, Occasi F, Nicita F, Duse M. Stroke and migraine is there a possible comorbidity? Ital J Pediatr 2016; 42:41. [PMID: 27113086 PMCID: PMC4845315 DOI: 10.1186/s13052-016-0253-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 04/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The association between migraine and stroke is still a dilemma for neurologists. Migraine is associated with an increased stroke risk and it is considered an independent risk factor for ischaemic stroke in a particular subgroup of patients. The pathogenesis is still unknown even if several studies report some common biochemical mechanisms between these two diseases. A classification of migraine-related stroke that encompasses the full spectrum of the possible relationship between migraine and stroke includes three main entities: coexisting stroke and migraine, stroke with clinical features of migraine, and migraine-induced stroke. The concept of migraine-induced stroke is well represented by migrainous infarction and it is described in the revised classification of the International Headache Society (IHS), representing the strongest demonstration of the relationship between ischaemic stroke and migraine. A very interesting common condition in stroke and migraine is patent foramen ovale (PFO) which could play a pathogenetic role in both disorders. The neuroradiological evidence of subclinical lesions most typical in the white matter and in the posterior artery territories in patients with migraine, opens a new field of research. In conclusion the association between migraine and stroke remains an open question. Solving the above mentioned issues is fundamental to understand the epidemiologic, pathogenetic and clinical aspects of migraine-related stroke.
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- Alberto Spalice
- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy.
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics Child Neurology Division, Sapienza University Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Roma, Italy
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Gupta SN, Gupta VS, Fields DM. Spectrum of complicated migraine in children: A common profile in aid to clinical diagnosis. World J Clin Pediatr 2015; 4:1-12. [PMID: 25664241 PMCID: PMC4318797 DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.v4.i1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Complicated migraine encompasses several individual clinical syndromes of migraine. Such a syndrome in children frequently presents with various neurological symptoms in the Emergency Department. An acute presentation in the absence of headache presents a diagnostic challenge. A delay in diagnosis and treatment may have medicolegal implication. To date, there are no reports of a common clinical profile proposed in making a clinical diagnosis for the complicated migraine. In this clinical review, we propose and describe: (1) A common clinical profile in aid to clinical diagnosis for spectrum of complicated migraine; (2) How it can be used in differentiating complicated migraine from migraine without aura, migraine with aura, and seizure; (3) We discuss the status of complicated migraine in the International Headache Society classification 2013; and (4) In addition, a common treatment strategy for the spectrum of migraine has been described. To diagnose complicated migraine clinically, it is imperative to adhere with the proposed profile. This will optimize the use of investigation and will also avoid a legal implication of delay in their management. The proposed common clinical profile is incongruent with the International Headache Society 2013. Future classification should minimize the dissociation from clinically encountered syndromes and coin a single word to address collectively this subtype of migraine with an acute presentation of a common clinical profile.
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Eikermann-Haerter K. Spreading depolarization may link migraine and stroke. Headache 2014; 54:1146-57. [PMID: 24913618 DOI: 10.1111/head.12386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Migraine increases the risk of stroke, particularly in young and otherwise healthy adults. Being the most frequent neurological condition, migraine prevalence is on a par with that of other common stroke risk factors, such as diabetes or hypertension. Several patterns of association have emerged: (1) migraine and stroke share a common association (eg, vasculopathies, patent foramen ovale, or pulmonary A-V malformations); (2) injury to the arterial wall such as acute arterial dissections can present as migraine aura attacks or stroke; (3) strokes rarely develop during a migraine attack, as described for "migrainous stroke." Increasing experimental evidence suggests that cerebral hyperexcitability and enhanced susceptibility to spreading depolarization, the electrophysiologic event underlying migraine, may serve as a mechanism underlying the migraine-stroke association. Mice carrying human vascular or neuronal migraine mutations exhibit an enhanced susceptibility to spreading depolarization while being particularly vulnerable to cerebral ischemia. The severe stroke phenotype in migraine mutant mice can be prevented by suppressing spreading depolarization. If confirmed in the clinical setting, inhibiting spreading depolarization might protect migraineurs at stroke risk as well as decrease attacks of migraine.
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- Katharina Eikermann-Haerter
- Neurovascular Research Laboratory, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA
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When deciding to perform imaging for headache, it is important to consider many factors including the pretest probability, prevalence of diseases, sensitivity of imaging, and implications for treatment. For the first presentation of a headache or a change in headache pattern, if the characteristics do not perfectly fit a primary headache type, imaging may be indicated according to the ICHD-2 criteria to exclude a secondary cause before a primary headache is diagnosed. The value of negative imaging should not be underestimated in the cost-benefit analysis, which often only takes into account number needed to treat or likelihood of finding a significant treatable abnormality. One study has shown that some groups of patients are less likely to overuse other parts of the health care system after negative neuroimaging. Further studies with stronger methodologies, finer differentiation of acute and chronic headache presentations, more advanced imaging technology, among other factors, can improve decision making on when to use imaging and assess the impact of imaging on patient satisfaction and quality of life. In addition, functional MRI, MRS, and voxel-based morphometry MRI are only some of the neuroimaging techniques currently used in research to further understand the pathophysiology and mechanisms of headache. In conclusion, although most headaches are a primary headache disorder with a benign course, imaging is an important part of the diagnostic evaluation to exclude the presence of a secondary cause of headache that could cause fatal results or severe neurologic morbidity. In headache patients without focal neurologic examination abnormalities, the yield of neuroimaging for significant intracranial findings is generally low. However, specific subgroups of headache patients and headache presentations can have much higher rates of significant intracranial abnormalities.
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- Malisa S Lester
- Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Rodriguez-Sainz A, Pinedo-Brochado A, Sánchez-Menoyo JL, Ruiz-Ojeda J, Escalza-Cortina I, Garcia-Monco JC. Migraine, Stroke and Epilepsy: Underlying and Interrelated Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE 2013; 15:322-34. [DOI: 10.1007/s11936-013-0236-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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