Effects of the remote C fibres stimulation induced by capsaicin on the blink reflex in chronic migraine.
Cephalalgia
; 27(8): 881-90, 2007 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to test the function of the diffuse noxious inhibitory control system (DNIC) in chronic and episodic migraine, exploring the blink reflex (BR) modifications induced by topical application of capsaicin on the hand. We evaluated 11 migraine without aura (MA) and nine chronic migraine (CM) patients during the not symptomatic phase; they were compared with 14 non-headache subjects (N). The BR was elicited by weak electrical stimuli delivered to the right supraorbital nerve; it was obtained 10 min and 20 min after the application of 1 ml of 3% capsaicin in a cream base (Teofarma) on the skin of the dorsum of the right hand, and 60 min after capsaicin removal. The subjective pain sensation induced by capsaicin was significantly increased in CM with respect to both MA patients and normal subjects; the R2 area was increased in CM patients during capsaicin application, with respect to controls and MA patients, who did not exhibit any reflex alterations. These results may suggest a failure of DNIC and a disturbed control of the trigeminal reflex at the central level, linked with migraine frequency.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Piscadela
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Nociceptores
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Capsaicina
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Irritantes
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Transtornos de Enxaqueca
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article