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Headache and Migraine
Data from St. Antonius Hospital provide new insights into headache and migraine
November 23rd, 2009
According to recent research from Netherlands, "Migraine with aura (MA) is associated with cardiac right-to-left shunt. We prospectively studied the association between pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) and MA in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT)." "All 220 consecutive HHT patients who underwent high-resolution chest computed tomography for PAVM screening were included prospectively. Prior to screening, a structured validated head.. ache questionnaire was completed by 196 patients (57% female; mean +/- sd age 44.6 +/- 15.2 yrs). Two neurologists diagnosed migraine according to the International Headache Society Criteria. A PAVM was present in 70...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2009-11-23)
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