Migraine : a neuroinflammatory disease? / Egilius L.H. Spierings, Margarita Sanchez del Rio, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spierings, Egiluis L. H., 1953-

Sánchez del Río, Margarita.

Series:

PIR (Series)

PIR

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pathogenesis.

Migraine--Pathogenesis.

Migraine.

Encephalitis.

Migraine Disorders--etiology.

Neurogenic Inflammation--complications.

Migraine Disorders--drug therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Migraine Disorders--etiology.

Neurogenic Inflammation--complications.

Migraine Disorders--drug therapy.

Physical Description:

x, 169 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, [2002]

Contents:

Inflammation in migraine pathogenesis: when, where, and how / Egilius L.H. Spierings 1

Impact of migraine on a personal and societal level / Ann I. Scher, Richard B. Lipton, Walter F. Stewart 21

Presentation, pathogenesis, and treatment of migraine / Elizabeth W. Loder 37

Neurogenic inflammation in the pathogenesis of migraine / David W. Dodick 55

Models of neurogenic inflammation as it relates to migraine / Uwe Reuter, Guy Arnold 65

Mediators and their receptors involved in neurogenic inflammation / Dimos D. Mitsikostas 91

Mast cell involvement in neurogenic inflammation / Theoharis C. Theoharides, Kristiana Kandere 115

Inhibition of neurogenic inflammation in abortive migraine treatment / Egilius L.H. Spierings 133

Inhibition of neurogenic inflammation in preventive migraine treatment / Margarita Sanchez del Rio 145

Is migraine a neuroinflammatory disease? / Margarita Sanchez del Rio 161.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3764362316

OCLC:

48093022