Changes of Cerebrovascular Response to Visual Stimulation in Migraineurs after Repetitive Sessions of Somatosensory Stimulation (Acupuncture): A Pilot Study

Headache

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-101

  Bäcker, Marcus ^a,b   Hammes, M ^b   Sander, D ^b   Funke, D ^b   Deppe, M ^c   Tolle T R ^b   Dobos, G J ^a  

^a KLINIKEN ESSEN MITTE   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Cerebrovascular reactivity; Complementary treatment; Migraine; Transcranial Doppler

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MIGRAINE; POSTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 1642527413     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2004.04017.x     Document Type: Article

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