Periaqueductal gray matter echogenicity as a marker of migraine chronification: a case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migraine is one of the most prevalent and disabling medical diseases in the world. The periaqueductal gray matter and the red nucleus play an important role in its pathogenesis. Our aim was to evaluate the echogenicity of the periaqueductal gray matter and the red nucleus in patients with migraine, by means of transcranial ultrasound.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, a group of patients with migraine (according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders) and a group of control subjects with comparable age-and-sex distribution were prospectively included. We evaluated the area and echogenicity of the periaqueductal gray matter and the red nucleus by means of transcranial ultrasound, both bedside and posteriorly analyzed with the medical image v

SUBMITTER: Vilas D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10108492 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature