CGRP and migraine: Could PACAP play a role too?

Role of PACAP in migraine headaches.

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Serotonin and CGRP in Migraine

Migraine is defined as recurrent attack of headache that are commonly unilateral and accompanied by gastrointestinal and visual disorders. Migraine is more prevalent in females than males with a ratio of 3:1. It is primarily a complex neurovascular disorder involving local vasodilation of intracranial, extracerebral blood vessels and simultaneous stimulation of surrounding trigeminal sensory ne...

Is CGRP a marker for chronic migraine?

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Perceived migraine triggers: do dietary factors play a role?

The present cross-sectional study was designed to assess the frequency of 36 possible triggering factors precipitating a migraine crisis (hormonal, environmental, and dietary) in adult outpatients suffering from migraine attacks. A group of 123 migraine sufferers, aged 43.2 ± 13.9 (mean ± SD) years, including 114 (92.7%) women, 68.3% having migraine without aura, 68.3% reporting pain severe eno...

The role of the serotonin and CGRP in migraine: Genetic and neurochemical studies