Is migraine a disease?

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.1, 2010, Pages

  Cortelli, Pietro ^a   Pierangeli, G ^a   Montagna, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavioral response; Allostasis; Migraine

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MIGRAINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE; BRAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPREADING CORTICAL DEPRESSION;

ALLOSTASIS; BRAIN; CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS;

EID: 77955888851     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-010-0270-0     Document Type: Article

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