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Early vs. non-early intervention in acute migraine-'Act when Mild (AwM)'. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of almotriptanP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Cephalalgia 28:383-91. 2008..Treatment with almotriptan while migraine pain is still mild provides statistically significant and clinically relevant enhancements in efficacy compared with treatment when pain has reached higher severity levels...
Another migraine genePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, UCL, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Lancet 366:345-6. 2005
Migraine, allodynia, sensitisation and all of that Peter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Eur Neurol 53:10-6. 2005..Sensitisation may be peripheral, central or disinhibitory. The potential mechanisms of each of these and their possible manipulation by treatments of the acute attack are considered...
Verapamil induced gingival enlargement in cluster headacheM S Matharu
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 76:124-7. 2005....
Post-triptan era for the treatment of acute migrainePeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Curr Pain Headache Rep 8:393-8. 2004..Development of one or more such compound offers the exciting prospect of new non-vasoconstrictor treatments for migraine and cluster headache...
TRIPSTAR: prioritizing oral triptan treatment attributes in migraine managementP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Acta Neurol Scand 110:137-43. 2004..Taken together the findings suggest that some differences amongst triptans may be relevant in clinical practice...
The future of headachePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
J Neurol 251:630-6. 2004
Diagnostic delays and mis-management in cluster headacheA Bahra
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Acta Neurol Scand 109:175-9. 2004..Cluster headache is a stereotyped form of primary headache that while common in terms of neurologic illnesses is much less common as a cause of disabling headache than migraine...
Evidence for serotonin (5-HT)1B, 5-HT1D and 5-HT1F receptor inhibitory effects on trigeminal neurons with craniovascular inputP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Neuroscience 122:491-8. 2003..5-HT(1B) receptor-mediated inhibition is the most potent of the three in terms of inhibition of trigeminovascular nociceptive traffic...
Migraine: diagnosis and managementP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
Intern Med J 33:436-42. 2003..Chronic daily headache in association with analgesic overuse is probably the major avoidable cause of headache disability in the developed world...
Pathophysiology of cluster headache: a trigeminal autonomic cephalgiaPeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Lancet Neurol 1:251-7. 2002..Functional neuroimaging with PET and anatomical imaging with voxel-based morphometry have identified the posterior hypothalamic grey matter as the key area for the basic defect in cluster headache...
Zolmitriptan: differences from sumatriptanP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Curr Med Res Opin 17:s46-50. 2001..5 mg was statistically superior to sumatriptan 25 and 50 mg, although at 3.3% not clinically significant. Two comparative studies have found no difference in adverse event frequency between zolmitriptan and sumatriptan...
New daily persistent headachePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:ii6-ii9. 2002
Chronic daily headachePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:ii2-ii5. 2002
Can we develop neurally acting drugs for the treatment of migraine?Peter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Nat Rev Drug Discov 4:741-50. 2005....
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. Pathophysiology and classificationP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
Rev Neurol (Paris) 161:692-5. 2005..Understanding the anatomy and physiology of these disorders has greatly facilitated their management and the development of exciting new strategies such as neuromodulatory approaches to the management of the more intractable cases...
Advances in the understanding of headachePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG UK
Br Med Bull 73:83-92. 2005..As our understanding of migraine and related syndromes has increased, new therapies have been developed which reduce the significant disability associated with these important neurological disorders...
Neurostimulation in primary headache syndromesPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Expert Rev Neurother 7:1785-9. 2007..The initial results are encouraging and given the very significant disability of medically intractable primary headaches, this is a very promising area for patients and physicians alike...
Emerging therapies for migrainePeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Nat Clin Pract Neurol 3:610-9. 2007..There is much cause for optimism in this area of neurology and considerable benefit awaits our patients...
Neuromodulatory approaches to the treatment of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgiasP J Goadsby
The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Acta Neurochir Suppl 97:99-110. 2007..Neuromodulatory procedures are a promising avenue for these highly disabled patients with treatment refractory TACs...
Treatment-emergent CNS symptoms following triptan therapy are part of the attackP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Cephalalgia 27:254-62. 2007..The rate of somnolence in placebo responders is comparable to that in responders to E40 and E80, indicating that somnolence is related, at least in some important part, to headache relief and not treatment...
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: diagnosis and treatmentPeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 7:117-25. 2007..The management of TACs can be very rewarding for physicians and highly beneficial to patients...
Almotriptan and zolmitriptan in the acute treatment of migraineP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Acta Neurol Scand 115:34-40. 2007..To compare almotriptan and zolmitriptan in the treatment of acute migraine...
Recent advances in understanding migraine mechanisms, molecules and therapeuticsPeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Trends Mol Med 13:39-44. 2007..These data lead to the view that migraine is a form of sensory dysmodulatio--a system failure of normal sensory processing...
The migrainous brain: what you see is not all you get?Peter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, University College London, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
PLoS Med 3:e404. 2006
Migraine: emerging treatment options for preventive and acute attack therapyPeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, Headache Group, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 11:419-27. 2006..Device-based approaches using neurostimulation of the occipital nerve are being studied, although the first study of patent foramen ovale closure for migraine prevention failed...
Towards a definition of intractable headache for use in clinical practice and trialsP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Cephalalgia 26:1168-70. 2006
Recent advances in the diagnosis and management of migrainePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG
BMJ 332:25-9. 2006
Calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonists as treatments of migraine and other primary headachesPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Drugs 65:2557-67. 2005..The prospect of a non-vasoconstricting therapy for acute migraine offers a real opportunity to patients, and perhaps more importantly, provides a therapeutic rationale to reinforce migraine as a neurological disorder...
Headache: a good year for researchPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, University College, Queen Square, London, UK
Lancet Neurol 5:5-6. 2006
Adenosine A1 receptor agonists inhibit trigeminovascular nociceptive transmissionP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Brain 125:1392-401. 2002..In this model of trigeminovascular nociception, adenosine A1 receptor activation leads to neuronal inhibition without concomitant vasoconstriction, suggesting a novel avenue for the treatment of migraine and cluster headache...
Neurovascular headache and a midbrain vascular malformation: evidence for a role of the brainstem in chronic migraineP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Cephalalgia 22:107-11. 2002..Moreover, the patient's lesion provides biologically plausible support that a single entity causes her clinical presentation: chronic migraine, not two-disorders, migraine and tension-type headache...
Migraine--current understanding and treatmentPeter J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
N Engl J Med 346:257-70. 2002
Glutamatergic transmission in the trigeminal nucleus assessed with local blood flowP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Brain Res 875:119-24. 2000..NMDA-mediated transmission is likely to be involved in nociceptive trigeminovascular transmission within the trigeminocervical complex and offers a possible target for both acute and preventative treatment of migraine...
Raeder's syndrome [corrected]: paratrigeminal paralysis of the oculopupillary sympathetic systemP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, London, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:297-9. 2002..Attaching the eponym Raeder's syndrome or Raeder's paratrigeminal neuralgia to this syndrome adds nothing valuable to the anatomical description (POSS), which might be preferred for clarity...
Evidence for postjunctional serotonin (5-HT1) receptors in the trigeminocervical complexP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Ann Neurol 50:804-7. 2001..These data establish the existence of triptan-sensitive (5-HT1) receptors on postsynaptic central trigeminal neurones...
Neuroimaging in headacheP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
Microsc Res Tech 53:179-87. 2001..Understanding this neurovascular relationship facilitates an understanding of the pain mechanisms, while characterising the CNS dysfunction will ultimately allow us to dissect out the basic pathogenesis of these disorders...
Inhibition of nociceptive dural input in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis by somatostatin receptor blockade in the posterior hypothalamusT Bartsch
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Pain 117:30-9. 2005....
Modulation of nociceptive dural input to the trigeminal nucleus caudalis via activation of the orexin 1 receptor in the ratP R Holland
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Eur J Neurosci 24:2825-33. 2006..The current study demonstrates that orexin A is able to inhibit A-fibre responses to dural electrical stimulation via activation of the OX(1)R...
The periaqueductal grey matter modulates trigeminovascular input: a role in migraine?Y E Knight
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
Neuroscience 106:793-800. 2001..Considered with neurosurgical and human functional imaging studies, these data support the notion that brainstem dysfunction might lead to disinhibition of trigeminal afferents and be important in the pain process of migraines...
Differential modulation of nociceptive dural input to [hypocretin] orexin A and B receptor activation in the posterior hypothalamic areaT Bartsch
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Pain 109:367-78. 2004....
Calcium channels modulate nociceptive transmission in the trigeminal nucleus of the catK G Shields
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Neuroscience 135:203-12. 2005..We discuss the evidence to suggest a role for VDCCs in the pathophysiology of primary headache disorders, and how abnormalities of function may contribute to their pathogenesis...
Differential effects of low dose CP122,288 and eletriptan on fos expression due to stimulation of the superior sagittal sinus in catP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Pain 82:15-22. 1999..The data suggest that activation of the 5HT(1B/1D) receptor is important for the clinical action of this class of compounds and is consistent with the fact the CP122,288 is ineffective in the treatment of the acute attack of migraine...
Eletriptan in acute migraine: a double-blind, placebo-controlled comparison to sumatriptan. Eletriptan Steering CommitteeP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Neurology 54:156-63. 2000..To compare the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oral eletriptan (20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg) with that of oral sumatriptan (100 mg) and placebo for the acute treatment of migraine...
GABA receptors modulate trigeminovascular nociceptive neurotransmission in the trigeminocervical complexR J Storer
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
Br J Pharmacol 134:896-904. 2001..GABA(A) receptors may therefore provide a target for the development of new therapeutic agents for primary headache disorders...
The clinical characteristics of headache in patients with pituitary tumoursM J Levy
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Brain 128:1921-30. 2005..A proposed modification of the current classification of pituitary-associated headache is given...
Occipital afferent activation of second order neurons in the trigeminocervical complex in ratK Le Doaré
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Neurosci Lett 403:73-7. 2006....
Vanilloid type 1 receptors (VR1) on trigeminal sensory nerve fibres play a minor role in neurogenic dural vasodilatation, and are involved in capsaicin-induced dural dilationS Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WCIN 3BG
Br J Pharmacol 140:718-24. 2003..The data imply that the VR1 receptor plays only a minor role in trigeminovascular-induced dural vessel dilation...
Greater occipital nerve injection in primary headache syndromes--prolonged effects from a single injectionS K Afridi
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Pain 122:126-9. 2006..It is remarkable that in all conditions in which an effect is observed the response time so much exceeds the local anesthetic effect that the mechanism of action may well be through changes in brain nociceptive pathways...
The NMDA receptor antagonist MK-801 reduces Fos-like immunoreactivity within the trigeminocervical complex following superior sagittal sinus stimulation in the catJ D Classey
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
Brain Res 907:117-24. 2001..Understanding glutamatergic mechanisms in the trigeminocervical complex offers mechanistic insight and therapeutic possibilities for primary neurovascular headaches, such as migraine...
Orexin 1 receptor activation attenuates neurogenic dural vasodilation in an animal model of trigeminovascular nociceptionP R Holland
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 315:1380-5. 2005..The current study demonstrates that orexin A is able to inhibit neurogenic dural vasodilation via activation of the OX1 receptor, resulting in inhibition of prejunctional release of CGRP from trigeminal neurons...
4991W93, a potent blocker of neurogenic plasma protein extravasation, inhibits trigeminal neurons at 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT1B/1D) agonist dosesR J Storer
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
Neuropharmacology 40:911-7. 2001..To account for neurogenic dural plasma protein extravasation blockade in animal studies, 4991W93 might have non-5-HT(1B/1D)-based pharmacological targets that are yet to be described...
Anandamide is able to inhibit trigeminal neurons using an in vivo model of trigeminovascular-mediated nociceptionS Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 309:56-63. 2004..It can be suggested that anandamide is tonically released to play some form of modulatory role in the trigeminovascular system...
Properties of neurons in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis responding to noxious dural and facial stimulationS Bolton
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Brain Res 1046:122-9. 2005....
4991W93 inhibits release of calcitonin gene-related peptide in the cat but only at doses with 5HT(1B/1D) receptor agonist activity?Y E Knight
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Neuropharmacology 40:520-5. 2001..Taken with the clinical results, these data emphasise the importance of CGRP release in migraine, and suggest that other non-5HT-based pharmacological targets may account for PPE blockade in animal studies...
The effect of adrenergic compounds on neurogenic dural vasodilatationS Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
Eur J Pharmacol 424:53-8. 2001..Moreover, the data indicate that the adrenergic system does not play a significant role in neurogenic dural vasodilation...
Stimulation of the greater occipital nerve increases metabolic activity in the trigeminal nucleus caudalis and cervical dorsal horn of the catP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Pain 73:23-8. 1997....
Effect of the adenosine A1 receptor agonist GR79236 on trigeminal nociception with blink reflex recordings in healthy human subjectsN J Giffin
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Cephalalgia 23:287-92. 2003..Furthermore, the adenosine A1 receptor agonist GR79236 inhibits trigeminal nociception in humans. These results support a possible therapeutic role for GR79236 in primary headache disorders...
Nociceptive-specific blink reflex and glyceryl trinitrate infusion in healthy volunteersF Kowacs
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Eur J Neurol 10:295-9. 2003..Although mild headache was induced in six subjects, there was no significant change between the R2 area under the curve before and after drug vs. placebo...
SUNCT syndrome secondary to prolactinomaM S Matharu
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 74:1590-2. 2003....
Occipital activation in glyceryl trinitrate induced migraine with visual auraS Afridi
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 76:1158-60. 2005..Activation in the primary visual area of the occipital cortex was demonstrated during the aura. This is the first published case of migraine aura triggered reproducibly by GTN...
Cerebral vasodilatation in the cat involves nitric oxide from parasympathetic nervesP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Brain Res 707:110-8. 1996..It may be concluded that the parasympathetic nerves innervating the cerebral circulation contain NOS and furthermore, since blockade of NOS reduces parasympathetic vasodilatation, that NO is one of the transmitters in this system...
Are triptans with enhanced lipophilicity used for the acute treatment of migraine associated with an increased consulting rate for depressive illness?D Millson
Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, London, UK
Cephalalgia 20:732-7. 2000..This study highlights the potential to use GPRD to test targeted hypotheses exploring pharmacovigilance issues for patients using new medicines...
New targets in the acute treatment of headachePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Curr Opin Neurol 18:283-8. 2005....
The role of dopamine in a model of trigeminovascular nociceptionS Akerman
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG UK
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 314:162-9. 2005..Our data do not exclude a role for dopamine receptor modulators in short- or long-term prevention...
Increased responses in trigeminocervical nociceptive neurons to cervical input after stimulation of the dura materT Bartsch
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Brain 126:1801-13. 2003..Understanding this interaction is likely to be pivotal in characterizing the physiology of treatment with manipulations involving cervical input, such as GON injection...
Short-lasting primary headaches: focus on trigeminal automatic cephalgias and indomethacin-sensitive headachesP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Curr Opin Neurol 12:273-7. 1999..These headaches tend to be referred to neurologists as they are refractory to other treatments and thus are useful to know about...
How do the currently used prophylactic agents work in migraine?P J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Cephalalgia 17:85-92. 1997..The evidence for these mechanisms, except plasma protein extravasation (see Cutrer, this supplement) is examined in the light of current thoughts concerning the pathophysiology of migraine...
Direct evidence for central sites of action of zolmitriptan (311C90): an autoradiographic study in catP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Cephalalgia 17:153-8. 1997..These receptors may, in part, be responsible for its clinical efficacy and reinforce the importance of central trigeminal neurons as a possible site of action of anti-migraine drugs...
Bench to bedside: what have we learnt recently about headache?P J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Curr Opin Neurol 10:215-20. 1997..The anatomy and physiology of pain transmission within the cranium have been elucidated, and advances been made into the pathophysiology of migraine and to a lesser extent cluster headache...
The pharmacology of headacheP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, WC1N 3BG, London, UK
Prog Neurobiol 62:509-25. 2000....
Advances in the pharmacotherapy of migraine. How knowledge of pathophysiology is guiding drug developmentP J Goadsby
Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, London, England
Drugs R D 2:361-74. 1999..The future for migraine and cluster headache, the neurovascular headaches, is bright as we unravel their biology and this leads to further therapeutic advances...
The distribution of trigeminovascular afferents in the nonhuman primate brain Macaca nemestrina: a c-fos immunocytochemical studyP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
J Anat 190:367-75. 1997..Given the close evolutionary relationship of the monkey to man it is likely that the cells described in this study represent for primates the nucleus that mediates the pain of migraine...
Stimulation of an intracranial trigeminally-innervated structure selectively increases cerebral blood flowP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Brain Res 751:247-52. 1997....
Benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy: four new cases and linkage to CACNA1A mutationN J Giffin
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Dev Med Child Neurol 44:490-3. 2002..BPTI may be regarded as a migraine aura equivalent. The syndrome poses interesting questions regarding varying phenotypic expression of calcium channelopathies at different stages of development...
Cluster headache: imaging and other developmentsA May
University Department of Clinical Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Curr Opin Neurol 11:199-203. 1998..From a physiological viewpoint, therefore, cluster headache should be described as a neurovascular headache, thus placing equal emphasis on its fundamental pathophysiology and clinical expression...
Hypothalamic activation in cluster headache attacksA May
University Department of Clinical Neurology, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Lancet 352:275-8. 1998..We aimed to assess changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with cluster headache...
Serotonin receptors and the acute attack of migraineP J Goadsby
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London
Clin Neurosci 5:18-23. 1998..Future drug development will target these individual mechanisms to dissect out which, if any, determines the clinical efficacy of the compounds...
Retinal plasma extravasation in animals but not in humans: implications for the pathophysiology of migraineA May
Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Brain 121:1231-7. 1998..These data raise the possibility that neurogenic inflammation is not a major factor in headache attacks in migraine or cluster headache...
Voltage-dependent calcium channels are involved in neurogenic dural vasodilatation via a presynaptic transmitter release mechanismS Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Br J Pharmacol 140:558-66. 2003..These data suggest that the P/Q-, N- and L-type calcium channels may be involved in trigeminovascular nociception...
Trigeminal autonomic cephalgiasManjit S Matharu
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 72:ii19-ii26. 2002
New directions in migraine researchPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
J Clin Neurosci 9:368-73. 2002
Functional neuroimaging of primary headache disordersAnna S Cohen
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
Expert Rev Neurother 6:1159-71. 2006....
A trans-cultural comparison of the organisation of care at headache centres world-wideRia Bhola
Headache Service, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Cephalalgia 31:316-30. 2011....
The ORL-1 (NOP1) receptor ligand nociceptin/orphanin FQ (N/OFQ) inhibits neurogenic dural vasodilatation in the ratT Bartsch
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Neuropharmacology 43:991-8. 2002..ORL-1 (NOP(1)) receptors located on trigeminal sensory fibres may be involved in the regulation of dural vessel diameter and hence may play a role in migraine pathophysiology...
The paroxysmal hemicrania-tic syndromeC J Boes
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London UK
Cephalalgia 23:24-8. 2003..We review the six other cases of chronic paroxysmal hemicrania-tic (CPH-tic) reported, and suggest that the term paroxysmal hemicrania-tic syndrome (PH-tic) be used to describe this association...
SUNCT syndrome in the elderlyA S Cohen
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Cephalalgia 24:508-9. 2004
Serotonin receptors modulate trigeminovascular responses in ventroposteromedial nucleus of thalamus: a migraine target?Kevin G Shields
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Neurobiol Dis 23:491-501. 2006....
Topiramate inhibits trigeminovascular activation: an intravital microscopy studySimon Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Br J Pharmacol 146:7-14. 2005..The data are consistent with an effect of topiramate on trigeminovascular activation which may form part of its preventive antimigraine mechanisms of action...
Effectiveness of intranasal zolmitriptan in acute cluster headache: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind crossover studyElizabeth Cittadini
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, England
Arch Neurol 63:1537-42. 2006..Trial Registration controlled-trials.com Identifier ISCRTN27362692...
Basilar artery aneurysm with autonomic features: an interesting pathophysiological problemN J Giffin
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 71:805-8. 2001..The relevant anatomy and proposed mechanism of autonomic involvement of what may be considered--from a pathophysiological perspective as a secondary trigeminal-autonomic cephalgia--is discussed..
Effect of IL-1beta microinjection into the posterior hypothalamic area on trigeminal nociception in the ratM J Levy
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
J Neural Transm 110:1349-58. 2003..There was no inhibition in the six animals injected with vehicle (saline). If there is an important effect for IL-1beta in the posterior hypothalamus it is likely to be highly somatotopically restricted...
A PET study exploring the laterality of brainstem activation in migraine using glyceryl trinitrateS K Afridi
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Brain 128:932-9. 2005..Consistent with previous work, the activation persisted after pain was controlled by sumatriptan. These results suggest that lateralization of pain in migraine is due to lateralized brain dysfunction...
Cluster headache: a prospective clinical study with diagnostic implicationsAnish Bahra
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
Neurology 58:354-61. 2002
Does chronic daily headache arise de novo in association with regular use of analgesics?Anish Bahra
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Headache 43:179-90. 2003....
Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) or cranial autonomic features (SUNA)--a prospective clinical study of SUNCT and SUNAAnna S Cohen
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery London, UK
Brain 129:2746-60. 2006....
Functional neuroimaging of primary headache disordersAnna S Cohen
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 4:105-10. 2004....
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: current and future treatmentsAnna S Cohen
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Headache 47:969-80. 2007..The involvement of the hypothalamus in functional imaging studies implies that this may be a substrate for targeting treatment options in the future...
Hemicrania continua: a clinical study of 39 patients with diagnostic implicationsElisabetta Cittadini
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Brain 133:1973-86. 2010..Since there is no reliable clinical marker of that response, we recommend an indometacin test, either orally or by injection, for any patient with unilateral pain, with or without cranial autonomic symptoms...
Central neuromodulation in chronic migraine patients with suboccipital stimulators: a PET studyManjit S Matharu
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Brain 127:220-30. 2004..The dorsal rostral pons may be a locus of neuromodulation by suboccipital stimulation. In addition, suboccipital stimulation modulated activity in the left pulvinar...
Paroxysmal hemicrania: a prospective clinical study of 31 casesElisabetta Cittadini
Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Brain 131:1142-55. 2008..Since there is no reliable clinical marker of that response we recommend an indometacin test, either orally or by injection for any patient with lateralized discrete attacks of head pain with associated cranial autonomic symptoms...
