Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack

© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The neural mechanism responsible for migraine remains unclear. While the role of an external trigger in migraine initiation remains vigorously debated, it is generally assumed that migraineurs display altered brain function between attacks. This idea stems from r...

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Main Authors: Meylakh, N., Marciszewski, K.K., Harrington, Flavia, Macefield, V.G., Macey, P.M., Henderson, L.A.
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Published: WILEY 2018
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1032072
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79560
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author Meylakh, N.
Marciszewski, K.K.
Harrington, Flavia
Macefield, V.G.
Macey, P.M.
Henderson, L.A.
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Marciszewski, K.K.
Harrington, Flavia
Macefield, V.G.
Macey, P.M.
Henderson, L.A.
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description © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The neural mechanism responsible for migraine remains unclear. While the role of an external trigger in migraine initiation remains vigorously debated, it is generally assumed that migraineurs display altered brain function between attacks. This idea stems from relatively few brain imaging studies with even fewer studies exploring changes in the 24 h period immediately prior to a migraine attack. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we measured infra-slow oscillatory activity, regional homogeneity, and connectivity strengths of resting activity in migraineurs directly before (n = 8), after (n = 11), and between migraine attacks (n = 26) and in healthy control subjects (n = 78). Comparisons between controls and each migraine group and between migraine groups were made for each of these measures. Directly prior to a migraine, increased infra-slow oscillatory activity occurred in brainstem and hypothalamic regions that also display altered activity during a migraine itself, that is, the spinal trigeminal nucleus, dorsal pons, and hypothalamus. Furthermore, these midbrain and hypothalamic sites displayed increased connectivity strengths and regional homogeneity directly prior to a migraine. Remarkably, these resting oscillatory and connectivity changes did not occur directly after or between migraine attacks and were significantly different to control subjects. These data provide evidence of altered brainstem and hypothalamic function in the period immediately before a migraine and raise the prospect that such changes contribute to the expression of a migraine attack.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-795602020-09-02T04:28:15Z Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack Meylakh, N. Marciszewski, K.K. Harrington, Flavia Macefield, V.G. Macey, P.M. Henderson, L.A. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Neurosciences Neuroimaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging Neurosciences & Neurology hypothalamus infra-slow oscillations periaqueductal gray matter spinal trigeminal nucleus CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION TRIGEMINOVASCULAR SENSORY SYSTEM NEUROPATHIC PAIN STEM ACTIVATION DORSAL-HORN SPINAL-CORD IN-SITU OSCILLATIONS MECHANISMS DISEASE © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. The neural mechanism responsible for migraine remains unclear. While the role of an external trigger in migraine initiation remains vigorously debated, it is generally assumed that migraineurs display altered brain function between attacks. This idea stems from relatively few brain imaging studies with even fewer studies exploring changes in the 24 h period immediately prior to a migraine attack. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, we measured infra-slow oscillatory activity, regional homogeneity, and connectivity strengths of resting activity in migraineurs directly before (n = 8), after (n = 11), and between migraine attacks (n = 26) and in healthy control subjects (n = 78). Comparisons between controls and each migraine group and between migraine groups were made for each of these measures. Directly prior to a migraine, increased infra-slow oscillatory activity occurred in brainstem and hypothalamic regions that also display altered activity during a migraine itself, that is, the spinal trigeminal nucleus, dorsal pons, and hypothalamus. Furthermore, these midbrain and hypothalamic sites displayed increased connectivity strengths and regional homogeneity directly prior to a migraine. Remarkably, these resting oscillatory and connectivity changes did not occur directly after or between migraine attacks and were significantly different to control subjects. These data provide evidence of altered brainstem and hypothalamic function in the period immediately before a migraine and raise the prospect that such changes contribute to the expression of a migraine attack. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79560 10.1002/hbm.24030 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1032072 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1059182 WILEY restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Neurosciences
Neuroimaging
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Neurosciences & Neurology
hypothalamus
infra-slow oscillations
periaqueductal gray matter
spinal trigeminal nucleus
CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION
TRIGEMINOVASCULAR SENSORY SYSTEM
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
STEM ACTIVATION
DORSAL-HORN
SPINAL-CORD
IN-SITU
OSCILLATIONS
MECHANISMS
DISEASE
Meylakh, N.
Marciszewski, K.K.
Harrington, Flavia
Macefield, V.G.
Macey, P.M.
Henderson, L.A.
Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
title Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
title_full Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
title_fullStr Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
title_full_unstemmed Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
title_short Deep in the brain: Changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
title_sort deep in the brain: changes in subcortical function immediately preceding a migraine attack
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Neurosciences
Neuroimaging
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Neurosciences & Neurology
hypothalamus
infra-slow oscillations
periaqueductal gray matter
spinal trigeminal nucleus
CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION
TRIGEMINOVASCULAR SENSORY SYSTEM
NEUROPATHIC PAIN
STEM ACTIVATION
DORSAL-HORN
SPINAL-CORD
IN-SITU
OSCILLATIONS
MECHANISMS
DISEASE
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1032072
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1032072
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79560