Is migraine a neuropathic pain syndrome?

abstract：:Neurones in the trigeminocervical complex are the major relay neurones for nociceptive afferent input from the meninges and cervical structures; therefore, they are the neural substrates of head pain. This review highlights the importance of two basic mechanisms in headache physiology: convergence of nociceptive affer...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Bartsch T,Goadsby PJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasound plays a significant role in the diagnosis and treatment of pain, with significant literature reaching back many years, especially with regard to diagnostic ultrasound and its use for guiding needle-based delivery of drugs. Advances in ultrasound over at least the last decade have opened up new areas of inqu...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Bobola MS,Chen L,Ezeokeke CK,Kuznetsova K,Lahti AC,Lou W,Myroniv AN,Schimek NW,Selby ML,Mourad PD

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric and adolescence headache is one of the most common causes of access in emergency departments (ED). Primary headache and headache secondary to self-limited conditions are the majority of cases. Secondary life-threatening headaches are less frequent and may be recognized by a careful history and physical exami...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Papetti L,Capuano A,Tarantino S,Vigevano F,Valeriani M

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervicogenic headache is a chronic, hemicranial pain syndrome in which the source of pain is located in the cervical spine or soft tissues of the neck but the sensation of pain is referred to the head. The trigeminocervical nucleus is a region of the upper cervical spinal cord where sensory nerve fibers in the descend...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Biondi DM

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain remains a serious medical problem because of patient morbidity and the absence of effective therapeutic interventions. Recent evidence suggests that this type of pain may be particularly difficult to manage because underlying mechanisms are influenced by a variety of factors, including type of injury,...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Harriott AM,Gold MS

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) classically features a clinical presentation that includes longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis and optic neuritis. However, many other pathognomonic phenomena have more recently been described in patients diagnosed with NMO, including intractable hiccups, vomiting, ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Masters-Israilov A,Robbins MS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperprolactinemia is a condition characterised by an increase of prolactin blood levels (more than 100-200 ng/ml). It is the most common endocrine disorder of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. The clinical characteristics of the headache-hyperprolactinemia-hypophyseal-adenoma association are discussed, the various dia...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Bussone G,Usai S,Moschiano F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many animal models of migraine have been described. Some of them have been useful in the development of new therapies. All of them have their shortcomings. Animal models of chronic migraine have been relatively less frequently described. Whether a rigid distinction between episodic and chronic migraine is useful when ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Storer RJ,Supronsinchai W,Srikiatkhachorn A

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with fibromyalgia (FM) frequently have gastrointestinal symptoms and signs. This article critically reviews the available literature and concludes the following: evidence that inflammatory bowel disease is associated with FM is contradictory, but should be looked for in patients taking concomitant steroids; p...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Wallace DJ,Hallegua DS

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New daily persistent headache (NDPH), which is the acute onset of headache within 3 days and is persistent for 15 days or more each month for at least 3 months, is a predominantly female heterogeneous subtype of chronic daily headache, typically with migraine features of unknown etiology. NDPH may be a presentation of...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Evans RW

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:In the present investigation, current literature on the relationship between substance abuse and pain is evaluated in order to improve clinical management and its implications on the increasingly challenging chronic pain and substance abuse epidemic. The relationship between substance abuse and chroni...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Vadivelu N,Kai AM,Kodumudi G,Haddad D,Kodumudi V,Kuruvilla N,Kaye AD,Urman RD

更新日期：2018-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common type of headache in the general population, including individuals over the age of 65 years. Although the prevalence of migraine decreases markedly with age, TTH has a greater tendency to persist later in life. Less commonly, TTH can present for the first time after the ag...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Crystal SC,Grosberg BM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissection refers to a tear in the wall of an artery, with the two main types being intracranial or extracranial. Dissections tend to occur most commonly in the young, sometimes secondary to trauma involving the neck. To confirm a dissection, some type of vessel imaging is necessary, including magnetic resonance angio...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Sheikh HU

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of traumatic exposures with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health conditions is well known. Patients with chronic pain, particularly headache disorders and fibromyalgia (FM), associated with psychological traumas need a special management strategy. Diagnosis of headache disorders...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Peres JF,Gonçalves AL,Peres MF

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

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journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Abd-Elsayed A,Fiala K

更新日期：2019-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment options for neuropathic pain have limited efficacy and use is fraught with dose-limiting adverse effects. The endocannabinoid system has been elucidated over the last several years, demonstrating a significant interface with pain homeostasis. Exogenous cannabinoids have been demonstrated to be effective in a...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Fine PG,Rosenfeld MJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the comorbidity of migraine has been extensively studied, the relationships between cluster headache and psychiatric disease have not been well-addressed. In this review the available literature concerning cluster headache and depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, aggression, suicide, and their implications ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Robbins MS

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer pain is a well-documented and prevalent healthcare problem, with current treatment strategies often failing to achieve acceptable efficacy. One of the major difficulties in treating cancer pain owes to the complex interplay between the cancer microenvironment, cancer therapy, and the body's own responses to the...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Nashed MG,Balenko MD,Singh G

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opiate analgesics have been widely used for severe acute pain and chronic cancer-related pain. Individual differences in the effectiveness of opiates and their side effects limit the clinical benefits and increase risks of drug abuse. Genetic factors might affect variations of opiate sensitivity. The mu opioid peptide...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Nagashima M,Katoh R,Sato Y,Tagami M,Kasai S,Ikeda K

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychostimulant drug in the world. With intermittent exposures, caffeine may act as a mild analgesic for headache or as an adjuvant for the actions of other analgesics. Chronic repetitive exposures to caffeine increase the risks for development of analgesic-overuse headache, chroni...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Shapiro RE

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During gestation, cells of the brain and gut develop almost simultaneously into the central nervous system (CNS) and enteric nervous system (ENS), respectively. They remain connected via the vagal nerve lifelong. While it is well known that the brain sends signal to the gut, communication is in fact bidirectional. Jus...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Hindiyeh N,Aurora SK

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addiction to opioid analgesics is an important and yet underinvestigated clinical issue, which has substantial implications in opioid therapy for chronic pain management. Problematic opioid use, including compulsive opioid seeking and addiction, arises in some fraction of opioid-treated chronic pain patients. The conn...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Carinci AJ,Mao J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexual hormones influence complex brain function and pain perception. Many psychophysical studies attempted to establish pain perception changes across menstrual cycle in animal models and healthy women or those with chronic pain. General results are quite uncertain in regard to consistent menstrual-related fluctuatio...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： de Tommaso M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last few years, attention has increasingly been focused on the evolution of cluster headache over time. Predictive factors have been identified that are correlated with an increased risk of unfavorable evolution from the episodic form to the chronic form of cluster headache. Late onset, the presence of sporad...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Torelli P,Manzoni GC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcoholic drinks are a migraine trigger in about one third of patients with migraine in retrospective studies on trigger factors. Many population studies show that patients with migraine consume alcohol in a smaller percentage than the general population. Moreover, research has shown a decreased prevalence of headache...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Panconesi A,Bartolozzi ML,Guidi L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The literature on migraine triggers is reviewed, including the most common triggers, interactions between triggers, the research evidence related to the capacity of self-reported triggers to precipitate headaches, and the neurobiologic pathways by which triggers induce migraine attacks. An argument is developed agains...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Martin PR

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Peripheral nerve blocks of the scalp, mainly greater occipital nerve blocks, have received a renewed interest amongst pediatric providers as they offer an alternate option to provide both acute and chronic relief from the suffering of children with difficult to treat headaches. This narrative review w...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Dubrovsky AS

更新日期：2017-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain is a debilitating chronic pain condition, which remains difficult to treat. The current mainstays of treatment include physical therapy, interventional procedures and medications. Among medications, ion channel blockers and gabapentinoids are the 2 classes of drugs commonly used to treat neuropathic p...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Chen L,Mao J

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complementary medical therapies are commonly used for the treatment and management of myofascial pain. No universally accepted therapy for this condition exists; consequently, patients often seek alternative and complementary therapies. Many complementary treatments are available.This article focuses on acupuncture, b...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Harris RE,Clauw DJ

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Cervicogenic headache (CHA) is a secondary headache which has a source in the upper cervical spine. Many traditional analgesic choices lack good efficacy in managing the associated pain. As a result, in management of CHA, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or pulse radiofrequency (PRF) has been tried with ...

journal_title：Current pain and headache reports

authors： Grandhi RK,Kaye AD,Abd-Elsayed A

更新日期：2018-02-23 00:00:00