This work was the ground layer for the later Tracy Putnam work in the vascular theory of MS.
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He was one of the first proposers of a vascular theory for multiple sclerosis after noticing in 1863 that the inflammation-associated lesions were distributed around veins.
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The term " cerebrovascular accident " was introduced in 1927, reflecting a " growing awareness and acceptance of vascular theories and ( . . . ) recognition of the consequences of a sudden disruption in the vascular supply of the brain ".
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This vascular theory, which was developed in the 20th century by Wolff, suggested that the aura in migraines is caused by constriction of intracranial vessels ( vessels inside the brain ), and the headache itself is caused by rebound dilation of extracranial vessels ( vessels just outside the brain ).