Temporal muscle blood flow in common migraine.
Temporal muscle blood flow (TMBF) was measured by the local 133-Xenon washout technique in 61 patients suffering from common migraine. Nineteen were re-examined in the course of spontaneous attacks. Muscle tension was quantified by surface EMG. During the attacks, median TMBF increased insignificantly, 33% on the ipsilateral and 24% on the contralateral side. During 15 unilateral attacks, the ipsilateral-contralateral ratio of TMBF was 1.02. Isometric and dynamic work tests showed intact metabolic regulation of TMBF. These results speak against a general vasomotor disturbance of the extracranial tissues during attacks of common migraine. There was also no indication that ischemia of the temporal muscle might explain the pain.
D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008410:Masticatory Muscles / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D013703:Temporal Muscle / Q000098:blood supply*; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes