Pain referral patterns of the C1 to C3 nerves: Implications for headache disorders

Annals of Neurology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 145-148

  Johnston, Mollie M ^a   Jordan, Sheldon E ^a   Charles, Andrew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; INDOMETACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL NERVE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EPISODIC MIGRAINE; FEMALE; HEADACHE AND FACIAL PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; NERVE; NERVE STIMULATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE;

EID: 84883299117     PISSN: 03645134     EISSN: 15318249     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ana.23869     Document Type: Article

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