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Hemicrania and Ipsilateral Trunk and Limb Symptoms
Author(s) -
Summers David S.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1977.hed1705219.x
Subject(s) - trunk , migraine , medicine , peripheral , lateralization of brain function , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology , anesthesia , audiology , biology , ecology
SYNOPSIS One hundred and eleven cases of migraine seen over 412 years were studied. A useful diagnostic feature was motor or sensory symptoms ipsilateral to hemicrania. It is suggested that this lateralization is inherent in the response of the sympathetic nervous system to a generalized body reaction, but the response is predominantly peripheral and confined to adrenoceptive components unilaterally. This hypothesis should be tested by assessing the frequency of ipsilateral symptoms in common and classic migraine, and by neuropharmacologic tests.