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01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract
EHMTI-0372. No abnormalities of intrinsic brain connectivity during the interictal phase of migraine with aura
Authors:
A Hougaard, FM Amin, S Magon, T Sprenger, E Rostrup, M Ashina
Published in:
The Journal of Headache and Pain
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Special Issue 1/2014
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Excerpt
Functional neuroimaging studies have shown hyperresponsiveness of cortical areas to visual stimuli in migraine patients with aura outside of attacks. This may be a key feature in the initiation of aura episodes and possibly also migraine headache attacks. It is unknown if cortical dysfunction is present at rest, i.e. in the absence of any external stimuli. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a powerful technique for evaluating resting-state functional connectivity, i.e. coherence of brain activity across cerebral areas. …