Comparison of gray matter volume between migraine and "strict-criteria" tension-type headache.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite evidently distinct symptoms, tension-type headache (TTH) and migraine are highly comorbid and exhibit many similarities in clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether both types of headaches are similar in brain morphology.

Methods

Consecutive patients with TTH and age- and sex-matched patients with migraine and healthy controls were enrolled for brain magnetic resonance imaging examination. Patients with TTH were excluded if they reported any headache features or associated symptoms of migraine. Changes in gray matter (GM) volume associated with headache diagnosis (TTH vs. migraine) and frequency (episodic vs. chronic) were examined using voxel-based morphometry. The correlation with headache profile and the discriminative abil

SUBMITTER: Chen WT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5768588 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature