Resting brain glucose uptake in headache-free migraineurs

Abstract

Background and Objective. - To compare metabolism in the brains of migraineurs during headache-free periods with those obtained from healthy volunteers. Methods. - Eleven migraineurs (defined by the International Headache Society's criteria) presented during spontaneous headache-free intervals to undergo 18FDG PET brain imaging of glucose metabolism. The control group consisted of 14 healthy volunteers. Comparison of images was done using Statistical Parametric Mapping to detect significant (P