Somatosensory temporal discrimination remains intact in tension-type headache whereas it is disrupted in migraine attacks

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Vurallı D., Boran H. E., Cengiz B., Coşkun Ö., Bolay H. B.

CEPHALALGIA, vol.37, no.13, pp.1241-1247, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 13
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0333102416677050
  • Journal Name: CEPHALALGIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1241-1247
  • Keywords: Migraine, tension-type headache, somatosensory temporal discrimination (STD), central sensory processing, diagnosis, neurophysiology, CORTICAL SPREADING DEPRESSION, MUSCLE TENDERNESS, STIMULI, NUCLEUS, CORTEX, PHASE
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and objective: Somatosensory temporal discrimination was recently reported as prolonged during migraine attacks, which is consistent with disrupted sensorial perception in migraine. However, knowledge about central sensory processing in tension-type headache is still lacking. This prospective, controlled study aimed to investigate somatosensory temporal discrimination thresholds in tension-type headache.