title: Role of neuroimaging in our understanding of the pathogenesis of primary headaches.
abstract: This article reviews new advances in neuroimaging of primary headaches. Imaging of the brain is reaching a new stage of maturity as the basic neural systems that participate in the pathogenesis of headaches are identified. Given the rapid advances in functional neuroimaging, it is no surprise that recent studies have supported the neurovascular theory of migraine and cluster headache. It is clear that functional neuroimaging will continue to be of paramount importance and ultimately may serve as the bridge between molecular and clinical domains in the field of headache research.
authors.affiliation: Dent Headache Center, Dent Neurologic Institute, 3980 Sheridan Drive, Suite 200, Amherst, NY 14226, USA. lmechtle@acsu.buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Laszlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mechtler
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000098:blood supply / Q000378:metabolism; D046589:CADASIL / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D017241:MELAS Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon