Fibromyalgia and headache. Failure of serotonergic analgesia and N-methyl-D-aspartate-mediated neuronal plasticity: Their common clues

Cephalalgia, Supplement

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 21, 1998, Pages 41-44

  Nicolodi, M ^a   Volpe, A R ^a   Sicuteri, F ^a  

^a Clin Pharmacol Idiopathic Headache   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Headache; Hyperalgesia; Nitric oxide; NMDA receptor antagonist; Serotonergic analgesia

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NITRIC OXIDE; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; CHRONIC PAIN; COMORBIDITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

ANALGESICS; FIBROMYALGIA; HEADACHE; HUMANS; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SEROTONIN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0031890602     PISSN: 08001952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102498018s2111     Document Type: Article

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