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Temporal muscle blood flow in common migraine
Author(s) -
Jensen Kai,
Olesen Jes
Publication year - 1985
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.1600-0404.1985.tb00915.x
Subject(s) - vasomotor , migraine , isometric exercise , medicine , blood flow , anesthesia , ischemia , tension headache , muscle tension , cardiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation
– Temporal muscle blood flow (TMBF) was measured by the local 133‐Xenon washout technique in 61 patients suffering from common migraine. Nineteen were re‐examined in the course of spontaneous attacks. Muscle tension was quantified by surface EMG. During the attacks, median TMBF increased insignificantly, 33% on the ipsilateral and 24% on the contralateral side. During 15 unilateral attacks, the ipsilateral‐contralateral ratio of TMBF was 1.02. Isometric and dynamic work tests showed intact metabolic regulation of TMBF. These results speak against a general vasomotor disturbance of the extracranial tissues during attacks of common migraine. There was also no indicition that ischemia of the temporal muscle might explain the pain.