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Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Meeting abstract

EHMTI-0147. Medication overuse headache and alexithymia: a controlled study

Authors: G Sances, F Galli, M Caputi, E Guaschino, MG Cuzzoni, G Nappi, C Tassorelli

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Special Issue 1/2014

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Alexithymia is a term used to describe a disorder where patients have difficulty in expressing their own feelings in words. The presence of Ax had been related to the occurrence of chronic pain, but poorly studied in headache. Noteworthy, the presence of Alexithymia has been linked to specific correlates at level of posterior cingulated cortex [1]. …
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Title
EHMTI-0147. Medication overuse headache and alexithymia: a controlled study
Authors
G Sances
F Galli
M Caputi
E Guaschino
MG Cuzzoni
G Nappi
C Tassorelli
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue Special Issue 1/2014
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-15-S1-D51

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