A(n) _____________________ headache is an example of a vascular headache
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
migraine
Rationale: Headaches are classified according to their etiology: vascular, muscular contraction, intracranial, systemic, food-related, facial or cervical, ocular-related, metabolic, drug, environmental, and miscellaneous. Although the exact etiology of migraine headaches is not known, evidence suggests that neurologic and vascular factors are involved. Thus, migraines are classified as vascular headaches. The neurologic model implies that a stimulus can trigger the trigeminovascular system (trigeminal nerve and its connections to meningeal blood vessels), producing inflammation of the blood vessels and vasodilation. This vasodilation ultimately produces a headache.
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