[Anamnestic headache in patients with cervical artery dissection: clinical characteristics and pathogenetic mechanisms].

Aim: To study the frequency and characteristics of headache which is in the past history (HPH) of patients with cervical artery dissection (CeAD) and evaluate with the help of EEG and visual evoked potentials (VEP) the role of central mechanisms in its development.

Material And Methods: Two hundred and twenty-seven patients with CeAD verified by neuroimaging were studied. All patients were interviewed about the presence of a headache in the past history and its features.