Noradrenaline and cortisol changes in response to low-grade cognitive stress differ in migraine and tension-type headache

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 157-166

  Leistad, Rune Bang ^a,b   Stovner Lars Jacob, L J ^a,b   White, Linda R ^a,b   Nilsen, Kristian B ^a,b   Westgaard, Rolf H ^a   Sand, Trond ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Cortisol; Migraine; Stress; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIGRAINE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHOULDER PAIN; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TENSION HEADACHE; THROMBOCYTE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BLOOD PLATELETS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; NECK PAIN; NOREPINEPHRINE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRES; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 34447314157     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-007-0384-9     Document Type: Article

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