Cerebral blood flow changes in patients with probable medication-overuse headache
FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY, vol.23, no.2, pp.83-86, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 23 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2008
- Journal Name: FUNCTIONAL NEUROLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.83-86
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Transcranial Doppler (TCD) is a non-invasive method for measuring blood flow velocity (BFV), and a marker of vessel diameter. In this study, intracranial BFV was investigated, by means of TCD, in patients suffering from probable medication-overuse headache (PMOH). Twenty-three female patients with probable ergotamine-overuse headache (PEOH), 23 female patients with probable analgesic-overuse headache (PAOH), and 15 healthy female controls participated in the study. The mean BFVs of the bilateral middle and anterior cerebral arteries (MCA and ACA) and basilar artery (BA) were measured by TCD.