Magnetic resonance imaging of craniovertebral structures: Clinical significance in cervicogenic headaches

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-44

  Knackstedt, Heidi ^a,b   Kråkenes, Jostein ^c   Bansevicius, Dalius ^a,b   Russell, Michael Bjørn ^b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alar ligaments; Cervical junction; Cervicogenic headache; Craniovertebral junction; MRI; Transverse ligaments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL JUNCTION; CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOVERTEBRAL JUNCTION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT; MALE; MIGRAINE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; LIGAMENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POST-TRAUMATIC HEADACHE;

EID: 84859617344     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-011-0387-4     Document Type: Article

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