Sensitisation of the trigeminovascular system : implications for migraine pathophysiology

Migraine is an episodic brain disorder characterised often by attacks of throbbing head pain and in many patients by sensitisation of the facial skin. Current research indicates that the dural blood vessels and their neural connectivity with the trigeminocervical complex play a fundamental role in t...

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Main Author: Bolton, Sally
Published: University College London (University of London) 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.414025