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AUTONOMIC NEUROSCIENCE-BASIC & CLINICAL
Volume 180, Issue -, Pages 70-73Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2013.09.001
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Migraine; Coldness; Skin temperature; Skin blood flow; Vasoconstriction
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- Academy of Finland [252748]
- Academy of Finland (AKA) [252748, 252748] Funding Source: Academy of Finland (AKA)
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In search for new biomarkers of vascular disturbances accompanying migraine, we compared the facial and hand skin temperatures in 41 women, including 12 migraine patients during the headache-free period and 29 healthy controls. Compared to the controls, the acral skin temperatures were lower in migraineurs, especially in those with right-sided headache. Our findings suggest that migraine is associated with a peripheral coldness possibly due to abnormal autonomic vascular control. The cold nose and hands may represent easily assessable biomarkers of these disorders. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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