Cerebral blood supply characteristics in adolescents with migraines

Purpose. To study the associations and role of cerebral blood flow characteristics as predictors and markers of the presence of migraine in adolescents. Materials and methods. A total of 262 adolescents (boys and girls) aged 12-17 years were examined, including 38 with migraine (the study group) and 224 adolescents of the same age without a history of migraine episodes (the comparison group). Cerebral blood flow was assessed by rheoencephalography using a Mitsar-Reo computer rheograph (Russia). Results. Changes in cerebral blood flow parameters in adolescents with migraine were multidirectional, with gender-related differences in the parameters studied. The informative value of the vertebrogenic dependence of cerebral blood flow to the left vertebral artery as a marker for the presence of migraine in female adolescents was established. Conclusion. The identified changes in cerebral blood flow indicators in adolescents with migraine justify the need for their early diagnosis and drug correction.