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Migraine in pregnancyPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0114, USA
BMJ 336:1502-4. 2008
The trigeminocervical complex and migraine: current concepts and synthesisT Bartsch
Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Curr Pain Headache Rep 7:371-6. 2003..The pathophysiology and functional relevance of these basic mechanisms to headaches is discussed in the context of recent experimental findings with regard to pain processing...
Pituitary volume and headache: size is not everythingMiles J Levy
Headache Group and the Department of Radiology, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, England
Arch Neurol 61:721-5. 2004..Elucidating these mechanisms will aid in the treatment of these patients and further our understanding of other headache syndromes...
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...
On the functional neuroanatomy of neck painP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Cephalalgia 28:1-7. 2008
Headache in three new cases of Harlequin syndrome with accompanying pharmacological comparison with migraineMichele Viana
Headache Group Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 83:663-5. 2012..Harlequin syndrome (HS) is a rare autonomic disorder characterised by unilateral diminished sweating and flushing of the face in response to heat or exercise. Some patients with HS complain of headache...
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: diagnostic and therapeutic developmentsPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco California 94143 0114, USA
Curr Opin Neurol 21:323-30. 2008..Hemicrania continua is included for completeness...
The 'Act when Mild' (AwM) study: a step forward in our understanding of early treatment in acute migraineP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
Cephalalgia 28:36-41. 2008..Treatment with almotriptan while migraine pain is still mild and within 1 h of onset provides statistically significant and clinically relevant enhancements in efficacy compared with waiting until pain has reached higher severity levels...
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study of the cortical spreading depression inhibiting agent tonabersat in migraine prophylaxisP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Cephalalgia 29:742-50. 2009..The good tolerability and promising efficacy results support further exploration of higher doses of tonabersat in larger controlled trials...
Neurobiology of migraineP J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143 0114, USA
Neuroscience 161:327-41. 2009..Migraine may thus be considered an inherited dysfunction of sensory modulatory networks with the dominant disturbance affecting abnormal processing of essentially normal neural traffic...
Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias: paroxysmal hemicrania, SUNCT/SUNA, and hemicrania continuaPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Semin Neurol 30:186-91. 2010..The syndromes share much in their pathophysiology and investigation paths; however, their treatment is distinct, so that the accurate differentiation is important for optimal management...
[Pathophysiology and treatment of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias]P J Goadsby
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
Schmerz 22:7-10. 2008..It is important to recognize and differentiate between these syndromes because they react very well, but very selectively to therapy...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How treatment priorities influence triptan preferences in clinical practice: perspectives of migraine sufferers, neurologists, and primary care physiciansR B Lipton
Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 21:413-24. 2005..In treating migraine sufferers, physicians can choose from among seven triptans with different attributes...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Large conductance calcium-activated potassium channels (BKCa) modulate trigeminovascular nociceptive transmissionR J Storer
Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143 0114, USA
Cephalalgia 29:1242-58. 2009....
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...
Intravenous aspirin (lysine acetylsalicylate) in the inpatient management of headacheM W Weatherall
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, 1701 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Neurology 75:1098-103. 2010....
Activation of 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor in the periaqueductal gray inhibits nociceptionT Bartsch
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
Ann Neurol 56:371-81. 2004..These findings have implications for the understanding of the action of triptans in migraine and cluster headache, suggesting that brain loci other than the trigeminal nucleus may play a role in the clinical action of triptans...
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...
The relationship between neuropeptide Y expression and headache in pituitary tumoursM J Levy
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London
Eur J Neurol 13:125-9. 2006..Our data do not support a clear role for NPY pituitary tumour-associated headache...
Activation of iGluR5 kainate receptors inhibits neurogenic dural vasodilatation in an animal model of trigeminovascular activationA P Andreou
Headache Group, Department of Neurology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143 0114, USA
Br J Pharmacol 157:464-73. 2009..We investigated the possible involvement of prejunctional iGluR5 kainate receptors on CGRP release from trigeminal afferents...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The association between calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance P and headache in pituitary tumoursM J Levy
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Pituitary 7:67-71. 2004..To determine if the differential expression of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or substance P (SP) in a range of pituitary tumours was related to the presence or absence of headache...
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...
No relationship between vasoactive intestinal polypeptide expression and headache in pituitary tumoursS Nathoo
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Acta Neurol Scand 111:317-22. 2005..It remains possible that the mechanism of these headaches relates to the production of either an as yet unidentified peptide, or a combination of nociceptive peptides...
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....
SUNCT syndrome in the elderlyA S Cohen
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, UK
Cephalalgia 24:508-9. 2004
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...
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...
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...
Anandamide acts as a vasodilator of dural blood vessels in vivo by activating TRPV1 receptorsS Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, U.K
Br J Pharmacol 142:1354-60. 2004..Anandamide has been shown previously to inhibit trigeminovascular neurons and prevent vasodilation, through an action at CB(1) receptors...
Double-blind clinical trials of oral triptans vs other classes of acute migraine medication - a reviewR B Lipton
Department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
Cephalalgia 24:321-32. 2004....
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...
Octreotide is not effective in the acute treatment of migraineM J Levy
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Cephalalgia 25:48-55. 2005..Subcutaneous octreotide 100 microg is not effective in the acute treatment of migraine when compared to placebo...
Characterization of opioid receptors that modulate nociceptive neurotransmission in the trigeminocervical complexR J Storer
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG
Br J Pharmacol 138:317-24. 2003..Characterizing the sub-types of opioid receptors that influence trigeminovascular nociceptive transmission is an important component to understanding the pharmacology of this synapse, which is pivotal in primary neurovascular headache...
Abnormal blink reflex studies in a patient with supraorbital neuralgiaA S Cohen
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Cephalalgia 26:875-8. 2006..The results of the electrophysiological testing imply some central component to the pathophysiology of supra-orbital neuralgia...
Increased urinary excretion of nitric oxide metabolites in longitudinally monitored migraine patientsK Rejdak
Department of Neuroinflammation, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Eur J Neurol 13:1346-51. 2006..Although there is a difference in the pattern of urinary NO(x) excretion between control and migraine populations, the variable temporal association of NO(x) peaks and headaches suggests a complex role of NO in this condition...
Calcitonin gene-related peptide: A molecular link between obesity and migraine?Ana Recober
Headache Division Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, IA, USA
Drug News Perspect 23:112-7. 2010..Enhanced trigeminal CGRP production in obese susceptible individuals may lower the threshold necessary to trigger migraine attacks, leading to more frequent episodes and eventually to chronic migraine...
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....
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
Stimulation of the greater occipital nerve induces increased central excitability of dural afferent inputThorsten Bartsch
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, London, UK
Brain 125:1496-509. 2002..This mechanism may be important in pain referral from cervical structures to the head and therefore have implications for most forms of primary headache...
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...
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...
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....
Chronic daily headache: nosology and pathophysiologyK Michael A Welch
University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Curr Opin Neurol 15:287-95. 2002....
Cannabinoid (CB1) receptor activation inhibits trigeminovascular neuronsSimon Akerman
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom
J Pharmacol Exp Ther 320:64-71. 2007....
AcromegalyPeter J Goadsby
N Engl J Med 356:1274; author reply 1275-6. 2007
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...
HeadachePeter J Goadsby
Curr Opin Neurol 15:285-6. 2002
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...
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...
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
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
Defining refractory migraine and refractory chronic migraine: proposed criteria from the Refractory Headache Special Interest Section of the American Headache SocietyElliott A Schulman
Lankenau Hospital, Wynnewood, PA, USA
Headache 48:778-82. 2008..The definition also employs modifiers for the presence or absence of medication overuse, and with or without significant disability...
Persistence of attacks of cluster headache after trigeminal nerve root sectionManjit S Matharu
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, University College London, UK
Brain 125:976-84. 2002..The case illustrates that cluster headache may be generated primarily from within the brain, and that triptans may have anti-headache effects through an entirely central mechanism...
Is medication-overuse headache a distinct biological entity?Peter J Goadsby
Nat Clin Pract Neurol 2:401. 2006
Understanding migraine in womenManjit S Matharu
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London
Practitioner 246:272-8. 2002
Occipital nerve stimulation for headache: mechanisms and efficacyPeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK
Headache 48:313-8. 2008..Other device-based therapies, such as deep brain stimulation for cluster headache and patent foramen ovale closure, are covered elsewhere...
Predictors of migraine headache recurrence: a pooled analysis from the eletriptan databaseDavid W Dodick
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
Headache 48:184-93. 2008....
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...
Dopamine inhibits trigeminovascular transmission in the ratAstrid Bergerot
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, and National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
Ann Neurol 61:251-62. 2007..Clinical evidence, such as premonitory or postdromal symptoms, indicate involvement of dopamine in the pathophysiology of migraine...
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
Propranolol modulates trigeminovascular responses in thalamic ventroposteromedial nucleus: a role in migraine?Kevin G Shields
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK
Brain 128:86-97. 2005..Thalamic involvement in migraine is attractive given the complex and widespread nature of the sensory disturbance...
Priorities for triptan treatment attributes and the implications for selecting an oral triptan for acute migraine: a study of US primary care physicians (the TRIPSTAR Project)F Michael Cutrer
Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Clin Ther 26:1533-45. 2004..Physicians treating patients with migraine can now choose from among 7 triptans, which differ on a range of attributes that may be important for treatment selection...
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....
Therapeutic gain or therapeutic ratio?Peter J Goadsby
Headache 43:814-5; author reply 815-6. 2003
GABAA receptor modulation of trigeminovascular nociceptive neurotransmission by midazolam is antagonized by flumazenilRobin James Storer
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Brain Res 1013:188-93. 2004..These data are consistent with the useful clinical effects reported with compounds that can augment GABAergic transmission in the central nervous system (CNS)...
Neurogenic vasodilation of dural blood vessels is not mediated by cholinergic transmission in the anaesthetised ratFernando Kowacs
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Eur J Pharmacol 493:133-7. 2004..538). Cholinergic dilation of the rat dural arteries is mediated by muscarinic receptors, but this mechanism does not play a significant role in the rat dural vessel dilation induced by closed cranial window electrical stimulation...
The future of headachePeter J Goadsby
Headache Group, Institute of Neurology, Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK
J Neurol 251:630-6. 2004
A meta-analysis for headache in systemic lupus erythematosus: the evidence and the mythDimos D Mitsikostas
Athens Naval Hospital, Department of Neurology, Headache Clinic, Athens, Greece
Brain 127:1200-9. 2004..These recommendations should be verified by a properly controlled and prospective study in both adult and paediatric populations...
Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist BIBN 4096 BS for the acute treatment of migraineJes Olesen
Department of Neurology, Glostrup Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
N Engl J Med 350:1104-10. 2004..Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) may have a causative role in migraine. We therefore hypothesized that a CGRP-receptor antagonist might be effective in the treatment of migraine attacks...
