Atypical primary headache responding to finger pressure: Possible involvement of the vagus nerve?

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-62

  Stani, Fabrizio ^a   Calabresi, M ^b   Pappagallo, M ^c   Scattoni, L ^a   Bruti, G ^a   Cerbo, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atypical primary headache; Topiramate; Trigeminocervical complex; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ATENOLOL; INDOMETACIN; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERKERATOSIS; LACRIMATION; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; RATING SCALE; RHINORRHEA; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VAGUS NERVE; VOMITING;

FEMALE; FINGERS; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE; VAGUS NERVE DISEASES;

EID: 33947431972     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-007-0355-6     Document Type: Article

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