Pain pressure threshold in cluster headache patients

Cephalalgia

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 62-66

  Bono, G ^a   Antonaci, F ^a   Sandrini, G ^a   Pucci, E ^a   Rossi, F ^b   Nappi, G ^a  

^a Institute of Neurology   (Italy)

^b IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algometry; Cluster headache; Pain; Pain pressure threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEAD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; TEMPORAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030032372     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1996.1601052.x     Document Type: Article

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