Migraine and the Neck

1994/02/01 by J.N. Blau, E.A. MacGregor

paper · doi:10.1111/j.1526-4610.1994.hed3402088.x

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Abstract

SYNOPSIS Fifty patients with migraine were asked about the occurrence of neck symptoms during different phases of their attacks, and if they felt the neck could act as a precipitant. Of the 32 reporting neck pain or stiffness, 10 noted symptoms during the premonitory phase, 30 during the headache phase, and 10 postdromally. In 7 cases the pain radiated into the shoulder and in 1 case into the lumbar region. These findings indicate extracerebral involvement of the migraine process and an overlap between the trigeminal and cervical distribution.

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