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Diagnostic testing in episodic migraine: should it include magnetic resonance venography?

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boxed-textBono F et al. (2006) Bilateral transverse sinus stenosis predicts IIH without papilledema in patients with migraine. Neurology 67: 419–423

Neurologists should consider including magnetic resonance venography if a subject with migraine has an intractable headache that needs neuroimaging

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