The dura mater, the membrane that encloses brain and the CSF, can be harmed by surgical procedures or head injuries ...

Migraine is one of the most severe and debilitating brain disorders ... the sensory peripheral projections to the pain-producing dura mater, and a central projection to the trigeminal nucleus ...

Excludes penetrating TBI. A structural brain imaging study may be normal but usually is abnormal. Penetrating TBI Open head injury; scalp, skull, and dura mater (outer layer of meninges) are ...