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CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW CHANGES IN CLUSTER HEADACHE
Author(s) -
Norris J. W.,
Hachinski V. C.,
Cooper P. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1976.tb04367.x
Subject(s) - cluster headache , hyperventilation , cerebral blood flow , medicine , anesthesia , ergotamine , migraine , blood flow , cardiology
Serial cerebral blood flow studies performed by the intra‐carotid 133 Xenon method were fortuitously determined during the course of a cluster headache in a 32 year old man. the initial study was performed about 10 min after the headache began and showed values at the upper limit of normal. Twenty min after the headache started a second procedure showed that the autoregulatory response on hyperventilation was normal. Ergotamine tartrate was given intra‐muscularly 23 min after the headache began and there was partial relief. A third cerebral blood flow estimation showed abnormally high values. the probable reasons for this are discussed.