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PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2022 Mar 18


Cephalalgia

Diagnostic utility of T2*-weighted GRE in migraine with aura attack. The cortical veins sign.

Authors

Hirtz C, Adam G, Raposo N, Fabre N, Ducros A, Calviere L, Rousseau V, Albucher J F, Olivot J-M, Bonneville F, Viguier A
Cephalalgia. 2022 Mar 18:3331024221076484.
PMID: 35301873.

Abstract

To evaluate the frequency, distribution, and clinical associations of the dilated appearance of cerebral cortical veins, termed cortical veins sign on T2*-weighted gradient recalled-echo (T2*-GRE) in the acute setting of migraine with aura attack in adult patients.