Patent foramen ovale in trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias and hemicrania continua: a non-specific pathophysiological occurrence? Foramen oval patente em cefaleias trigêmino-autonômicas e hemicrania contínua: uma ocorrência fisiopatológica não específica?

Patent foramen ovale (PFO), a relatively common abnormality in adults, has been associated with migraine. Few studies also linked PFO with cluster headache (CH). To verify whether right-to-left shunt (RLS) is related to headaches other than migraine and CH, we used transcranial Doppler following mic...

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Main Authors: Vanise Amaral, Gabriel R. de Freitas, Bruno C.B Rodrigues, Daniel de H Christoph, Carlos A. de Pinho, Cristiana de Faria P Góes, Maurice B Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-08-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000400028