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posted 04/22/2007, comments (0)

04/23/07 #3 - Migraine and sudden sharp pain during echo cardiogram?

Full Question:I have small PFO and migraine with aura. Diagnosed by a neurologist. During my contrast bubble echo cardiogram study i developed a Migraine aura with micropsia, dysphasia and sudden sharp pain in the left side of my head, during the valsalva, and went on to have a full Migraine with my normal right sided headache, forty minutes... Read more Chevron

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posted 04/08/2007, comment (1)

Top 75 Migraine and Headache Questions, #51

Full Question:Do you have any information of a connection between heart murmur caused by the tissue flaps in the heart's upper chamber, called a PFO tunnel, not closing properly after birth, and migraines. Occasionally blood can be recirculated before it is cleansed by the lungs. Operations for other reasons to correct the problem have... Read more Chevron

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posted 11/27/2006, comments (2)

Does Migraine Surgery Work?

Over the years there have been reports of people who have migraine headaches and also have a small hole across their heart called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), and that surgical closure of the PFO (for reasons other than treating migraine headache) resulted in fewer migraine headaches. Is this really true or just anecdotal? A recent study... Read more Chevron

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