Role of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in the Pathogenesis of Migraine Attacks
CephalalgiaPublished 1 November 1997
Niko Zurak
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Neuroanatomic, morphometric, immunocytochemical, neurobiochemical and clinical data support the hypothesis that the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus might be the initial site of migraine attacks.
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Neuroanatomic, morphometric, immunocytochemical, neurobiochemical and clinical data support the hypothesis that the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus might be the initial site of migraine attacks. The prodromal phase of a migraine attack could be considered a syndrome of functional suprachiasmatic nucleus insufficiency, and other phases a reactive denervation hypersensitivity with the affection of the visual, nociceptive, antinociceptive and cranial vasomotor system.
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