The blink reflex in chronic tension-type headache, migraine, and cervicogenic headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1994, Pages 447-450

  Sand, T ^a   Zwart, J A ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; cervicogenic headache; clinical neurophysiology; migraine; tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; TENSION HEADACHE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MIGRAINE; NECK; REACTION TIME; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 0028027449     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1994.1406447.x     Document Type: Article

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