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Caliber Fluctuations of Cervical Internal Carotid Artery and Migraine With Aura: A Possible Vasospasm Detected by Ultrasonographic Examinations
Author(s) -
Usai Susanna,
Caputi Luigi,
Ciceri Elisa,
Grazzi Licia,
Carriero Maria Rita,
Parati Eugenio,
Bussone Gennaro
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2009.01433.x
Subject(s) - aura , vasospasm , migraine , medicine , internal carotid artery , migraine with aura , cardiology , carotid arteries , radiology , subarachnoid hemorrhage
Caliber fluctuations of extra‐ and intracranial arteries, mostly related to vasospasm, are often recognized in various neurological conditions. We report a case of a 33‐year‐old woman affected by migraine with and without aura who exhibited a possible cervical internal carotid artery vasospasm, detected by ultrasound, before a typical migraine aura.