Brainstem activation in cluster headache: An adaptive behavioural response?

Cephalalgia

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 416-420

  Morelli, Nicola ^a   Rota, Eugenia ^a   Gori, Sara ^b   Guidetti, Donata ^a   Michieletti, Emanuele ^a   De Simone, Roberto ^c   Di Salle, Francesco ^b  

^a GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

cluster headache; Functional imaging; hypothalamus; red nucleus; ventral pons

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM SALT; PREDNISONE; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PONS; RED NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 84885937100     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102412474505     Document Type: Article

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