Cervical muscles in the pathogenesis of migraine headache

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 12-14

  Shevel, Elliot ^a   Spierings, Egilius H ^b  

^a Headache Clinic   (South Africa)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central sensitisation; Cevical muscles; Convergence; Migraine

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE SPINDLE AFFERENT NERVE; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ROOT; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

EID: 1842866937     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-004-0062-0     Document Type: Review

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