Migraine Attacks as a Result of Hypothalamic Loss of Control
Anne Stankewitz, Leonie Franziska Keidel, Mathias Rehm, Stephanie Irving, Stephan Kaczmarz, Christine Preibisch, Viktor Witkovský, Claus Zimmer, Enrico Schulz, Thomas R. Toelle
This study investigates brain activity changes during migraine cycles, finding cyclic perfusion in the limbic circuit and hypothalamic connectivity shifts, suggesting the hypothalamus drives migraine attacks by losing control over the limbic system.
NeuroImage Clinical · Jan 1, 2021Peer-reviewedNeuroscience