Nitroglycerin induces migraine headache and central sensitization phenomena in patients with migraine without aura: A study of laser evoked potentials

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 363, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 272-275

  De Tommaso, Marina ^a   Libro, Giuseppe ^a   Guido, Marco ^a   Difruscolo, Olimpia ^a   Losito, Luciana ^a   Sardaro, Michele ^a   Cerbo, Rosanna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central sensitization phenomena; Laser evoked potentials; Migraine headache; Nitroglycerin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EAR LOBE; ELECTRODE; EVOKED BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RATING SCALE; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HAND; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NITROGLYCERIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RADIATION, NONIONIZING; REACTION TIME;

EID: 2942594237     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.04.029     Document Type: Article

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