Lack of effect of norepinephrine on cranial haemodynamics and headache in healthy volunteers

Cephalalgia

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 384-387

  Lindholt, M ^b   Petersen, K A ^b   Tvedskov, J F ^b   Iversen, H K ^b   Olesen, J ^b   Tfelt Hansen, P ^a,b  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Haemodynamics; Headache; Headache model; Migraine; Norepinephrine

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RADIAL ARTERY; STRESS; TEMPORAL ARTERY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; RADIAL ARTERY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPORAL ARTERIES;

EID: 59149093157     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01739.x     Document Type: Article

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