Trigeminovascular system
The trigeminovascular system consists of neurons in the trigeminal nerve that innervate cerebral blood vessels.[1] It has been hypothesized that the trigeminovascular system may be involved in some types of headaches.[1][2][3]
References
- May, A.; Goadsby, P. J. (1999). "The Trigeminovascular System in Humans: Pathophysiologic Implications for Primary Headache Syndromes of the Neural Influences on the Cerebral Circulation". Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism: 115. doi:10.1097/00004647-199902000-00001.
- Fanciullacci, M.; Alessandri, M.; Sicuteri, R.; Marabini, S. (1997). "Responsiveness of the trigeminovascular system to nitroglycerine in cluster headache patients". Brain. 120 (2): 283. doi:10.1093/brain/120.2.283.
- Noseda, R.; Jakubowski, M.; Kainz, V.; Borsook, D.; Burstein, R. (2011). "Cortical Projections of Functionally Identified Thalamic Trigeminovascular Neurons: Implications for Migraine Headache and Its Associated Symptoms". Journal of Neuroscience. 31 (40): 14204–14217. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3285-11.2011. PMC 3501387. PMID 21976505.
See also
External links
- Pain: Current Understanding, Emerging Therapies, and Novel Approaches to Drug Discovery, Second Edition by Rajesh Munglani, William K. Schmidt and Chas Bountra, page 321
- Functional MRI by Chrit T. W. Moonen, P. A. Bandettini, page 21
- Craniofacial dysfunction and pain: manual therapy, assessment and management by Harry Von Piekartz, Lynn Bryden, page 90
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