Stimulation of the greater occipital nerve induces increased central excitability of dural afferent input

Patients with primary headaches often report pain that involves not only the front of the head, innervated by the first (ophthalmic) division of the trigeminal nerve, but also the back of the head, innervated by the greater occipital nerve (GON) that is a branch of the C2 spinal root. The aim of thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brain (London, England : 1878) England : 1878), 2002-07, Vol.125 (7), p.1496-1509
Hauptverfasser:	Bartsch, Thorsten, Goadsby, Peter J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Afferent Pathways - drug effects Afferent Pathways - physiology Animals Biological and medical sciences Central Nervous System - physiology central sensitization convergence dura Dura Mater - physiology Electric Stimulation GON = greater occipital nerve greater occipital nerve Head - innervation headache Headache - etiology Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy IMP = impulse Medical sciences MO = mustard oil Muscle, Skeletal - innervation Mustard Plant Neck Nerve Fibers - drug effects Nerve Fibers - physiology Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes) Neurology Neurons, Afferent - drug effects Neurons, Afferent - physiology pain referral Peripheral Nerves - physiology Plant Extracts - pharmacology Plant Oils Posterior Horn Cells - cytology Posterior Horn Cells - physiology Rats Rats, Sprague-Dawley Reaction Time - physiology
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