Central Sensitization: An Important Factor in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Headache

Headache and Pain: Diagnostic Challenges, Current Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 19-23

  Marcus, Dawn A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Allodynia; Central sensitization; Migraine pathogenesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; TESTOSTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ALLODYNIA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CHRONIC PAIN; EPILEPSY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; IRRITABLE COLON; KINDLING; MIGRAINE; MODEL; NECK PAIN; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALP; SENSITIZATION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 0242642091     PISSN: 15458261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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