Reduced habituation of trigeminal reflexes in patients with episodic cluster headache during cluster period

Cephalalgia

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 950-959

  Perrotta, A ^a,b,f   Serrao, M ^b   Sandrini, G ^a   Bogdanova, D ^c   Tassorelli, C ^a   Bartolo, M ^a   Coppola, G ^d   Pierelli, F ^b   Nappi, G ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ALEXANDROVSKA   (Bulgaria)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE BIETTI   (Italy)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^f C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blink reflex; Cluster headache; Habituation; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISODIC CLUSTER HEADACHE; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; SENSORY STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BLINKING; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DOMINANCE, CEREBRAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

EID: 49649109544     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01631.x     Document Type: Article

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