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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 4/2009

Open Access 01-08-2009 | Letter to the Editor

Comments on Schoonman et al.: Migraine headache is not associated with cerebral or meningeal vasodilatation: a 3 T magnetic resonance angiography study (Brain 2008; 131:2192–2200)

Author: Elliot Shevel

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 4/2009

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The recent landmark article by Schoonman et al. [1] has been interpreted by some to have provided conclusive evidence that vasodilatation does not play a part in migraine pain [2, 3]. As will be elucidated below, this is a misperception. This seminal work has indeed proven once and for all that the cerebral arteries and the extracranial portion of the middle meningeal artery are not involved in migraine pain, but it certainly does not invalidate the theory that vascular dilatation plays a role in migraine pain. …
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Metadata
Title
Comments on Schoonman et al.: Migraine headache is not associated with cerebral or meningeal vasodilatation: a 3 T magnetic resonance angiography study (Brain 2008; 131:2192–2200)
Author
Elliot Shevel
Publication date
01-08-2009
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 4/2009
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-009-0123-5

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