Anatomical and physiological contributions of nasal turbinate vessels and lymphatics to the pathogenesis of nasal congestion in recurrent headaches: a pilot study
Patients with recurrent headaches have significantly increased nasal activity as observed on <sup>99m</sup>Tc-MDP whole-body blood pool scans, supporting the hypothesis that nasal lymphatic dysfunction plays a role in the etiology of recurrent headaches. This research highlights a novel diagnostic use of the whole-body blood pool scan for the assessment of nasal turbinate vasodilation as well as a possible new target for the treatment of recurrent headaches.
Authors
- Joyce G. Schwartz
- William T. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8248-7817)
- Juliann Chmielecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1113-0164)
- Jonathan A.L. Gelfond
- Aishwarya Vemula
Institutions
- Houston Methodist (US)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- Methodist Hospital (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pain Research
- Published
- 2025-02-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2025.1521500
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00