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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 1/2015

Open Access 01-12-2015 | Oral presentation

O047. The sound-induced flash illusions reveal visual cortex hyperexcitability in cluster headache

Authors: Giuseppe Cosentino, Simona Talamanca, Maria Aprile, Simona Maccora, Roberta Baschi, Laura Pilati, Salvatore Di Marco, Brigida Fierro, Filippo Brighina

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Special Issue 1/2015

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Pathophysiology of cluster headache (CH) is not well-known. Although posterior hypothalamus has been suggested to play a pivotal role, evidence exists of a more diffuse involvement of the central nervous system including brainstem and cerebral cortex. In this regard, we recently observed increased motor cortical excitability in episodic CH patients both outside and inside bout[1]. …
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Cosentino G, Brighina F, Brancato S, Valentino F, Indovino S, Fierro B: Transcranial magnetic stimulation reveals cortical hyperexcitability in episodic cluster headache. J Pain. 2015, 16 (1): 53-9. 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.10.006.CrossRefPubMed
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Brighina F, Bolognini N, Cosentino G, Maccora S, Paladino P, Baschi R, Vallar G, Fierro B: Visual cortex hyperexcitability in migraine in response to sound-induced flash illusions. Neurology. 2015, 84 (20): 2057-61. 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001584.CrossRefPubMed
Metadata
Title
O047. The sound-induced flash illusions reveal visual cortex hyperexcitability in cluster headache
Authors
Giuseppe Cosentino
Simona Talamanca
Maria Aprile
Simona Maccora
Roberta Baschi
Laura Pilati
Salvatore Di Marco
Brigida Fierro
Filippo Brighina
Publication date
01-12-2015
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue Special Issue 1/2015
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1129-2377-16-S1-A92

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