Cervical muscles in the pathogenesis of migraine headache

The pathogenesis of migraine headache is poorly understood but the trigeminovascular system seems to play an important role in it. The trigeminal nucleus caudalis is sensitised by noxious sensory stimuli, often from convergent afferents originating from a variety of tissues. In this paper, we review...

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Main Authors: Shevel, Elliot, Spierings, Egilius H.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3452145/