The enigma of the dorsolateral pons as a migraine generator

Cephalalgia

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 803-812

  Borsook, D ^a   Burstein, R ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dorsal pons; headache; PAG; spinal trigeminal nucleus; trigeminovascular

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STEM; HUMAN; MIGRAINE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PONS; REVIEW; THEORY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE NET; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PONS;

EID: 84864647273     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102412453952     Document Type: Review

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