Pain as an evolutionary necessity

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Bonavita, V ^a   De Simone, R ^b  

^a Istituto di Diagnosi   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Evolution; Fight or flight response; Migraine; Pain; Sickness behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONGENITAL ANALGESIA; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE AURA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEADACHE; VISCERAL PAIN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; HUMANS; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; PAIN;

EID: 79960135003     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0539-y     Document Type: Article

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