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HEADACHE
卷 63, 期 6, 页码 771-787出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/head.14538
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functional magnetic resonance imaging; hypothalamus; migraine; premonitory; prodrome; pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling; regional cerebral blood flow
This study identified significant regional changes in cerebral blood flow associated with premonitory symptoms induced by NTG. These findings are crucial for understanding the mechanisms underlying migraine attacks and alterations in neuronal function.
Objective: To identify changes in regional cerebral blood flow (CBF) associated with premonitory symptoms (PS) of nitroglycerin (NTG)-triggered migraine attacks.Background: PS could provide insights into attack initiation and alterations in neuronal function prior to headache onset.Methods: We undertook a functional imaging study using a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized approach in patients with migraine who spontaneously experienced PS, and in whom PS and migraine-like headache could be induced by administration of NTG. All study visits took place in a dedicated clinical research facility housing a monitoring area with clinical beds next to a 3Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scanner. Fifty-three patients with migraine were enrolled; imaging on at least one triggered visit was obtained from 25 patients, with 21 patients completing the entire imaging protocol including a placebo visit. Whole brain CBF maps were acquired using 3D pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling (3D pCASL).Results: The primary outcome was that patients with migraine not taking preventive treatment (n = 12) displayed significant increases in CBF in anterior cingulate cortex, caudate, midbrain, lentiform, amygdala and hippocampus (p < 0.05 family-wise error-corrected) during NTG-induced PS. A separate region of interest analysis revealed significant CBF increases in the region of the hypothalamus (p = 0.006, effect size 0.77). Post hoc analyses revealed significant reductions in CBF over the occipital cortices in participants with a history of migraine with underlying aura (n = 14).Conclusions: We identified significant regional CBF changes associated with NTG-induced PS, consistent with other investigations and with novel findings, withstanding statistical comparison against placebo. These findings were not present in patients who continually took preventive medication. Additional findings were identified only in participants who experience migraine with aura. Understanding this biological and treatment-related heterogeneity is vital to evaluating functional imaging outcomes in migraine research.
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