Generalized mechanical pain sensitivity over nerve tissues in patients with strictly unilateral migraine

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 401-406

  Fernández De Las Peńas, César ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a   Cuadrado, Maŕa Luz ^a,b   Pareja, Juan A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Migraine; Nerve mechanical sensitivity; Neurogenic inflammation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIGRAINE; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; RATING SCALE; SUPRAORBITAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 67649553608     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31819655b3     Document Type: Article

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