Are migraineurs hypersensitive? A test of the stimulus processing disorder hypothesis

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 661-

  Kröner Herwig, Birgit ^a   Ruhmland, Martina ^a   Zintel, Wolfgang ^a   Siniatchkin, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Emotionality; Extraversion; Hypersensitivity; Migraine; Sensory stimuli processing; Startle reflex; Stroop test; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE AURA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 27144431929     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2004.12.010     Document Type: Article

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