The enhanced ciliospinal reflex in asymptomatic patients with cluster headache is due to preganglionic sympathetic mechanisms

Headache

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 496-498

  Havelius, Ulf ^a   Heuck, Martin ^a   Milos, Peter ^a   Hindfelt, Bengt ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ciliospinal reflex; Cluster headache; Nervous system; Phenylephrine; Pupil; Sympathetic; Tyramine

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; TYRAMINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DENERVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IRIS; MALE; MYDRIASIS; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYDRIATICS; PHENYLEPHRINE; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; TYRAMINE;

EID: 0030816315     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1997.3708496.x     Document Type: Article

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