Trigeminovascular system

The trigeminovascular system consists of neurons in the trigeminal nerve that innervate cerebral blood vessels.[1] It has been hypothesized that the trigeminovascular system may be involved in some types of headaches.[1][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 May, A.; Goadsby, P. J. (1999). "The Trigeminovascular System in Humans: Pathophysiologic Implications for Primary Headache Syndromes of the Neural Influences on the Cerebral Circulation". Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism: 115. doi:10.1097/00004647-199902000-00001.
  2. Fanciullacci, M.; Alessandri, M.; Sicuteri, R.; Marabini, S. (1997). "Responsiveness of the trigeminovascular system to nitroglycerine in cluster headache patients". Brain 120 (2): 283. doi:10.1093/brain/120.2.283.
  3. Noseda, R.; Jakubowski, M.; Kainz, V.; Borsook, D.; Burstein, R. (2011). "Cortical Projections of Functionally Identified Thalamic Trigeminovascular Neurons: Implications for Migraine Headache and Its Associated Symptoms". Journal of Neuroscience 31 (40): 14204–14217. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3285-11.2011. PMC 3501387. PMID 21976505.

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