Caliber fluctuations of cervical internal carotid artery and migraine with aura: a possible vasospasm detected by ultrasonographic examinations.
Caliber fluctuations of extra- and intracranial arteries, mostly related to vasospasm, are often recognized in various neurological conditions. We report a case of a 33-year-old woman affected by migraine with and without aura who exhibited a possible cervical internal carotid artery vasospasm, detected by ultrasound, before a typical migraine aura.
Usai
Susanna
S
Headache Center, National Neurological Institute C. Besta, Via Celoria, Milan 11-20133, Italy.
Caputi
Luigi
L
Ciceri
Elisa
E
Grazzi
Licia
L
Carriero
Maria Rita
MR
Parati
Eugenio
E
Bussone
Gennaro
G
D000328:Adult; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003329:Coronary Vasospasm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D017585:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Transcranial / Q000379:methods*