title: Correlation between chronic headaches and the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle: A comparative analysis of cross-sectional trail.
abstract: Objective We aimed to investigate the morphological changes and potential correlation between chronic headaches and the rectus capitis posterior minor muscle (RCPmi). Methods Comparison of RCPmi between patients with chronic headaches and healthy adult volunteers were collected using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Mimics software. Results Among the 235 MRI images analyzed, the data between the two groups were considered statistically significant. The number of males was larger than that of females ( p < 0.001) and the headache group showed greater hypertrophy than the control group in both males ( p < 0.001) and females ( p = 0.001). Conclusions Chronic headaches were correlated with the RCPmi. Patients with chronic headaches suffered from more obvious hypertrophy than that of the control group. Additionally, it was supposed that RCPmi hypertrophy may be one pathogenesis of the chronic headaches.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Sheng-Bo
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.|2 Department of Radiology, The 403 Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Cong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Radiology, The 403 Affiliated Hospital of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jian-Fei
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Yan-Yan
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.affiliation: 3 Department of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xu-Gang
authors.initials: XG
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: 4 Shangdong Medical Imaging Research Institute, School of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Tao
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Anatomy, College of Basic Medicine, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Hong-Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Sui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D020773:Headache Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009334:Neck Muscles / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Rectus capitis posterior minor muscle; chronic headaches; hypertrophy; myodural bridge