The contribution of clinical neurophysiology to the comprehension of the tension-type headache mechanisms

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1075-1085

  Rossi, Paolo ^a,b   Vollono, Catello ^c   Valeriani, Massimiliano ^c,d   Sandrini, Giorgio ^b  

^a Headache Clinic INI Grottaferrata   (Italy)

^b C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brainstem reflex; Electroencephalography; Electromyography; Evoked potentials; Neurophysiology; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; COMPREHENSION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; EXCITABILITY; EYELID REFLEX; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TENSION HEADACHE;

BRAIN STEM; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; REFLEX; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 79956352149     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: 18728952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.12.061     Document Type: Review

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