Hypothalamus as a mediator of chronic migraine: Evidence from high-resolution fMRI

Conclusions: Our data corroborate the fact that the hypothalamus plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of migraine chronification and acute pain stage of migraineurs. While the more posterior part of the hypothalamus seems to be important for the acute pain stage, the more anterior part seems to play an important role in attack generation and migraine chronification.

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Source: Neurology - May 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Schulte, L. H., Allers, A., May, A. Tags: All Headache, Migraine, fMRI ARTICLE Source Type: research