Impairment of pain inhibition in chronic tension-type headache
A Pielsticker, G Haag, M Zaudig, S Lautenbacher - Pain, 2005 - Elsevier
Evidence has been accumulated suggesting that a dysfunction in pain inhibitory systems, ie
in 'diffuse noxious inhibitory controls '(DNIC)-like mechanisms, might be—amongst other
factors—responsible for the development of anatomically generalized chronic pain like
fibromyalgia. The aim of the present study was to look for similar impairments in chronic
tension-type headache (CTTH) as a regionally specific pain syndrome. Twenty-nine CTTH
patients and 25 age-and sex-matched healthy control subjects participated in the study. After …
in 'diffuse noxious inhibitory controls '(DNIC)-like mechanisms, might be—amongst other
factors—responsible for the development of anatomically generalized chronic pain like
fibromyalgia. The aim of the present study was to look for similar impairments in chronic
tension-type headache (CTTH) as a regionally specific pain syndrome. Twenty-nine CTTH
patients and 25 age-and sex-matched healthy control subjects participated in the study. After …