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ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2018

Brain Diffusion Abnormalities in Children with Tension-Type and Migraine-Type Headaches.

J D Santoro, N D Forkert, Q-Z Yang, S Pavitt, S J MacEachern, M E Moseley, K W Yeom

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Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

J D SantoroFrom the Department of Neurology (J.D.S., Q.-Z.Y., S.P.), Division of Child Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-8350-8234
N D ForkertDepartments of Radiology (N.D.F.).ORCID 0000-0003-2556-3224
Q-Z YangFrom the Department of Neurology (J.D.S., Q.-Z.Y., S.P.), Division of Child Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-1275-8244
S PavittFrom the Department of Neurology (J.D.S., Q.-Z.Y., S.P.), Division of Child Neurology.ORCID 0000-0002-6822-3118
S J MacEachernPediatrics (S.J.M.), Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8473-5650
M E MoseleyDepartment of Radiology (M.E.M.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9163-8741
K W YeomDepartment of Radiology (K.W.Y.), Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Stanford University, Stanford, California. kyeom@stanford.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-9860-3368
Child Neurology Associates · USLucile Packard Children's Hospital · USResearch Institute of Radiology · BYStanford Medicine · USUniversity of Calgary · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeTension-type and migraine-type headaches are the most common chronic paroxysmal disorders of childhood. The goal of this study was to compare regional cerebral volumes and diffusion in tension-type and migraine-type headaches against published controls. MATERIALS AND

methodsPatients evaluated for tension-type or migraine-type headache without aura from May 2014 to July 2016 in a single center were retrospectively reviewed. Thirty-two patients with tension-type headache and 23 with migraine-type headache at an average of 4 months after diagnosis were enrolled. All patients underwent DWI at 3T before the start of pharmacotherapy. Using atlas-based DWI analysis, we determined regional volumetric and diffusion properties in the cerebral cortex, thalamus, caudate, putamen, globus pallidus, hippocampus, amygdala, nucleus accumbens, brain stem, and cerebral white matter. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to test for differences between controls and patients with tension-type and migraine-type headaches.

resultsThere were no significant differences in regional brain volumes between the groups. Patients with tension-type and migraine-type headaches showed significantly increased ADC in the hippocampus and brain stem compared with controls. Additionally, only patients with migraine-type headache showed significantly increased ADC in the thalamus and a trend toward increased ADC in the amygdala compared with controls.

conclusionsThis study identifies early cerebral diffusion changes in patients with tension-type and migraine-type headaches compared with controls. The hypothesized mechanisms of nociception in migraine-type and tension-type headaches may explain the findings as a precursor to structural changes seen in adult patients with chronic headache.

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AdolescentBrainChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseFemaleHumansInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMigraine DisordersRetrospective StudiesTension-Type Headache

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PMID29545251
PMCPMC7410655
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