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Review
. 2010 Oct;11(5):379-89.
doi: 10.1007/s10194-010-0232-1. Epub 2010 Jul 7.

Verisimilitude (or "truthlikeness") as an alternative to pro and cons: migraine and cluster headache mechanisms

Peer Carsten Tfelt-Hansen  1
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Verisimilitude (or "truthlikeness") as an alternative to pro and cons: migraine and cluster headache mechanisms

Peer Carsten Tfelt-Hansen. J Headache Pain. 2010 Oct.

Abstract

Calculating verisimilitude (or "truthlikeness") ad modum Popper is a quantitative alternative to the usual pros and cons in migraine and cluster headache mechanisms. The following items were evaluated: dilation of large cranial arteries during migraine; CGRP increase during migraine; migraine as a brain disorder; aura and migraine headache; brain stem activation during migraine; rCBF in migraine without aura; NO and pathophysiology of migraine; neurogenic inflammation and migraine; aura in cluster headache; and hypothalamic activation in cluster headache. It is concluded that verisimilitude calculations can be helpful when judging pathophysiological problems in migraine and cluster headache.

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