ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2020
Volume of the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle in migraine patients: a cross-sectional structural MRI study.
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- Are Morphometric Alterations of the Deep Neck Muscles Related to Primary Headache Disorders? A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
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- The myodural bridge complex: a comprehensive review of morphology, physiology, developmental biology and pathology.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Denervation of rectus capitis posterior minor as neglected factor in Chiari malformation type I revealed by double blinded prospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Pericranial Muscle Stiffness, Pain Thresholds, and Tenderness during a Treatment Cycle of OnabotulinumtoxinA for Chronic Migraine Prevention.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The association between cervical degenerative MRI findings and self-reported neck pain, disability and headache: a cross-sectional exploratory study.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2023Article
- Morphological Changes of the Suboccipital Musculature in Women with Myofascial Temporomandibular Pain: A Case-Control Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Study of female pelvic floor muscle in overactive bladder based on MRI 3D reconstruction.BMC urology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundNeck pain in migraine patients is very prevalent between and during migraine attacks, but the underlying mechanism behind neck pain in migraine is unknown. The neck muscle rectus capitis posterior minor muscle (RCPmi) may be important since it is connected to the occipital dura mater. In this study, we examined the RCPmi volume in migraine patients and compared with controls.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional MRI study examining muscle volume in 40 episodic migraine patients and 40 controls in preexisting images from prior studies. Three-dimensional T1 weighted sequences were collected with a 3.0 T MRI Scanner. The volume of RCPmi was examined by manually tracing the muscle circumference with Horos medical image viewer. The observer was blinded to participant information. No information regarding neck pain status during or between migraine attacks were available.
resultsThe mean RCPmi volume was 1.22cm
conclusionsWe found no difference in RCPmi volume between migraine patients and controls, suggesting no structural RCPmi pathology in migraine.
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