Functional brain imaging in hemicrania continua: Implications for nosology and pathophysiology

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 281-288

  Matharu, M S ^b   Goadsby, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN;

BRAIN STEM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEADACHE; HEMICRANIA CONTINUA; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MESENCEPHALON; MIGRAINE; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PONS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; RED NUCLEUS; REVIEW; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL NERVE DISEASE; VASODILATATION;

EID: 24044531551     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-005-0038-z     Document Type: Review

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