Headache, Atypical Facial Pain, and a Syrinx
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منابع مشابه
Facial pain, cervical pain, and headache.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review discusses the role of musculoskeletal structures of the jaw and neck in perpetuating or triggering primary headache. Because treatments aimed at these structures often reduce headache, a better understanding of their role in headache is needed. RECENT FINDINGS Central sensitization may result in changes in the afferent pathways, making communication from cervical...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0317-1671,2057-0155
DOI: 10.1017/cjn.2015.348