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Tomographic determination of cerebral blood flow during attacks of cluster headache. 1984

A A Krabbe, and L Henriksen, and J Olesen

A rapidly rotating single-photon emission tomograph was used to study regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) by 133-Xenon inhalation in 18 patients with cluster headache. Measurements were performed in all patients in the resting state. The patients were given alcohol and/or nitroglycerin to provoke an attack of cluster headache. In eight patients it was possible to obtain satisfactory measurements during their cluster headache attack. All patients had a normal resting CBF with a normal age regression. During the headache phase, no significant changes of mean CBF from baseline occurred. There were no focal changes in the individual patient, but the mean rCBF in all eight patients showed significantly increased rCBF in the central, basal region and a small part of the right parietotemporal region. These changes we interpret as pain activation. It may be concluded that changes in rCBF are not likely to play a pathophysiological role in the development of cluster headache attacks.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002560	Cerebrovascular Circulation	The circulation of blood through the BLOOD VESSELS of the BRAIN.	Brain Blood Flow,Regional Cerebral Blood Flow,Cerebral Blood Flow,Cerebral Circulation,Cerebral Perfusion Pressure,Circulation, Cerebrovascular,Blood Flow, Brain,Blood Flow, Cerebral,Brain Blood Flows,Cerebral Blood Flows,Cerebral Circulations,Cerebral Perfusion Pressures,Circulation, Cerebral,Flow, Brain Blood,Flow, Cerebral Blood,Perfusion Pressure, Cerebral,Pressure, Cerebral Perfusion
D003027	Cluster Headache	A primary headache disorder that is characterized by severe, strictly unilateral PAIN which is orbital, supraorbital, temporal or in any combination of these sites, lasting 15-180 min. occurring 1 to 8 times a day. The attacks are associated with one or more of the following, all of which are ipsilateral: conjunctival injection, lacrimation, nasal congestion, rhinorrhea, facial SWEATING, eyelid EDEMA, and miosis. (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd ed. Cephalalgia 2004: suppl 1)	Ciliary Neuralgia,Headache, Cluster,Histamine Cephalgia,Horton Syndrome,Neuralgic Migraine,Atypical Cluster Headache,Chronic Cluster Headache,Cluster Headache Syndrome,Episodic Cluster Headache,Horton's Syndrome,Atypical Cluster Headaches,Cephalgia, Histamine,Cephalgias, Histamine,Chronic Cluster Headaches,Ciliary Neuralgias,Cluster Headache Syndromes,Cluster Headache, Atypical,Cluster Headache, Chronic,Cluster Headache, Episodic,Cluster Headaches,Cluster Headaches, Atypical,Cluster Headaches, Chronic,Cluster Headaches, Episodic,Episodic Cluster Headaches,Headache Syndrome, Cluster,Headache Syndromes, Cluster,Headache, Atypical Cluster,Headache, Chronic Cluster,Headache, Episodic Cluster,Headaches, Atypical Cluster,Headaches, Chronic Cluster,Headaches, Cluster,Headaches, Episodic Cluster,Histamine Cephalgias,Hortons Syndrome,Migraine, Neuralgic,Migraines, Neuralgic,Neuralgia, Ciliary,Neuralgias, Ciliary,Neuralgic Migraines,Syndrome, Cluster Headache,Syndrome, Horton,Syndrome, Horton's,Syndromes, Cluster Headache
D005996	Nitroglycerin	A volatile vasodilator which relieves ANGINA PECTORIS by stimulating GUANYLATE CYCLASE and lowering cytosolic calcium. It is also sometimes used for TOCOLYSIS and explosives.	Glyceryl Trinitrate,Anginine,Dynamite,Gilustenon,Nitrangin,Nitro-Bid,Nitro-Dur,Nitrocard,Nitroderm,Nitroderm TTS,Nitroglyn,Nitrol,Nitrolan,Nitrong,Nitrospan,Nitrostat,Perlinganit,Susadrin,Sustac,Sustak,Sustonit,Transderm Nitro,Tridil,Trinitrin,Trinitrolong,Nitro Bid,Nitro Dur,NitroBid,NitroDur,Trinitrate, Glyceryl
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000431	Ethanol	A clear, colorless liquid rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and distributed throughout the body. It has bactericidal activity and is used often as a topical disinfectant. It is widely used as a solvent and preservative in pharmaceutical preparations as well as serving as the primary ingredient in ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES.	Alcohol, Ethyl,Absolute Alcohol,Grain Alcohol,Alcohol, Absolute,Alcohol, Grain,Ethyl Alcohol
D014055	Tomography, Emission-Computed	Tomography using radioactive emissions from injected RADIONUCLIDES and computer ALGORITHMS to reconstruct an image.	CAT Scan, Radionuclide,CT Scan, Radionuclide,Computerized Emission Tomography,Radionuclide Tomography, Computed,Scintigraphy, Computed Tomographic,Tomography, Radionuclide-Computed,Computed Tomographic Scintigraphy,Emission-Computed Tomography,Radionuclide Computer-Assisted Tomography,Radionuclide Computerized Tomography,Radionuclide-Computed Tomography,Radionuclide-Emission Computed Tomography,Tomography, Computerized Emission,CAT Scans, Radionuclide,CT Scans, Radionuclide,Computed Radionuclide Tomography,Computed Tomography, Radionuclide-Emission,Computer-Assisted Tomographies, Radionuclide,Computer-Assisted Tomography, Radionuclide,Computerized Tomography, Radionuclide,Emission Computed Tomography,Emission Tomography, Computerized,Radionuclide CAT Scan,Radionuclide CAT Scans,Radionuclide CT Scan,Radionuclide CT Scans,Radionuclide Computed Tomography,Radionuclide Computer Assisted Tomography,Radionuclide Computer-Assisted Tomographies,Radionuclide Emission Computed Tomography,Scan, Radionuclide CAT,Scan, Radionuclide CT,Scans, Radionuclide CAT,Scans, Radionuclide CT,Tomographic Scintigraphy, Computed,Tomographies, Radionuclide Computer-Assisted,Tomography, Computed Radionuclide,Tomography, Emission Computed,Tomography, Radionuclide Computed,Tomography, Radionuclide Computer-Assisted,Tomography, Radionuclide Computerized,Tomography, Radionuclide-Emission Computed
D014653	Vascular Headaches	Secondary headache disorders attributed to a variety of cranial or cervical vascular disorders, such as BRAIN ISCHEMIA; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; and CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS.	Cephalgia, Vascular,Headache, Vascular,Vascular Headache,Cephalgias, Vascular,Headaches, Vascular,Vascular Cephalgia,Vascular Cephalgias