Low-frequency electrical stimulation induces long-term depression in patients with chronic tension-type headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 860-867

  Lindelof, Kim ^a   Jung, Kerstin ^b   Ellrich, Jens ^b   Jensen, Rigmor ^a   Bendtsen, Lars ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

blink reflex; brainstem reflex; long term depression; low frequency electrical stimulation; nociceptive processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; RATING SCALE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSION HEADACHE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM SYNAPTIC DEPRESSION; MALE; PAIN; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 78349257452     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102409354783     Document Type: Article

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