Spontaneous neuronal activity of the posterior hypothalamus in trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 93-95

  Cordella, R ^a   Carella, F ^a   Leone, M ^a   Franzini, A ^a   Broggi, G ^a   Bussone, G ^a   Albanese, A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Pain; Posterior hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CELL ACTIVITY; CHRONIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; SPIKE WAVE; SUNCT SYNDROME; TACTILE STIMULATION; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; AGED; DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; TOUCH; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIAS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 34247566203     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-007-0793-1     Document Type: Article

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