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A method for determining when the superficial scalp arteries are the source of migraine pain

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Elliot Shevel

Abstract


In some patients the pain of migraine originates in the extracranial cranial arteries. This article describes the location and a logical examination sequence of the vessels most frequently involved in migraine pain.


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Elliot Shevel, The Headache Clinic, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Keywords

Migraine; Extracranial arteries; Scalp arteries

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South African Medical Journal 2017;107(8):691-693. DOI:10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i8.12417

Article History

Date submitted: 2017-07-28
Date published: 2017-07-28

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