Migraine and the hypothalamus

Cephalalgia

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 809-817

  Alstadhaug, Kb ^a  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Migraine; Nociception; Pathophysiology; Triggering factors

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS DISEASE; MAMMILLARY BODY; MIGRAINE; NARCOLEPSY; NEUROANATOMY; NOCICEPTION; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET;

EID: 67650314618     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2008.01814.x     Document Type: Review

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