Incompetence of internal jugular valve in patients with primary exertional headache: A risk factor?

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-185

  Doepp, F ^a   Valdueza, J M ^b   Schreiber, S J ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Segeberger Kliniken   (Germany)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasound; Internal jugular vein valve incompetence; Primary exertional headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERTIONAL HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VALVE INCOMPETENCE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REST; RISK FACTOR; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS CONGESTION;

EID: 38049115406     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01484.x     Document Type: Article

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