Abstract: Objective To investigate the relationship between hemicrania and negative living events or cerebral blood flow.Methods 59 patients were investigated with the negative living events and transcranial Doppler(TCD).The data were compared with those of healthy control.Results Among the patients with hemicrania,the negative living events were found in 52.5% of patients.Abnormity of cerebral artery was found in 72.9% of the patients.It is different from the control.Conclusion Hemicrania may be associated with the dysfunction of brain artery caused by strain.

Key words: hemicrania, negative living events, cerebral blood flow