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

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The synopsis was written by Martina Habeck, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. SD Silberstein is Professor of Neurology and Director of the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.,

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Silberstein, S. Diagnostic testing in episodic migraine: should it include magnetic resonance venography?. Nat Rev Neurol 3, 254–255 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneuro0453

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