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Facial temperature in migraine, tension-vascular and tension headache.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6498929     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The relationship between clinical features and changes in the extracranial circulation was studied during 209 separate attacks of headache affecting the anterior part of the head. Extracranial vascular changes were assessed thermographically and by the change in headache intensity when pressure was applied over the superficial temporal and common carotid arteries. In unilateral headaches, increased heat loss from the affected frontotemporal region was observed most frequently in attacks which were temporarily relieved by compression of the superficial temporal artery; thermographic asymmetry disappeared as the headache abated. Although such headaches were associated more frequently with migrainous features than attacks which did not respond to arterial compression, many headaches with clinical features of migraine had no vascular component detectable by thermography or vascular compression. Furthermore, the response to arterial compression was not consistent from one headache to another in the same patient. It was concluded that extracranial vascular changes recur intermittently in headache-prone patients, depending on the severity of pain and association with other features commonly regarded as migrainous. However, there was no clear demarcation point between entities diagnosed clinically as "migraine" and "tension headache".
Authors:
P D Drummond; J W Lance
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache     Volume:  4     ISSN:  0333-1024     ISO Abbreviation:  Cephalalgia     Publication Date:  1984 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1985-01-10     Completed Date:  1985-01-10     Revised Date:  2008-02-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8200710     Medline TA:  Cephalalgia     Country:  NORWAY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  149-58     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Carotid Arteries
Child
Face / blood supply
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Migraine Disorders / physiopathology*
Pressure
Regional Blood Flow
Skin Temperature*
Temporal Arteries
Thermography
Vascular Headaches / physiopathology*

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