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Inflammatory Alterations in Muscle Contraction Headache
Author(s) -
Nagasawa Arata,
Teramoto Jun,
Naitou Kazuyuki,
Takahashi Akira
Publication year - 1991
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.1526-4610.1991.hed3108543.x
Subject(s) - contraction (grammar) , muscle contraction , medicine , neuroscience , physical medicine and rehabilitation , psychology
SYNOPSIS To investigate the pathophysiology of muscle contraction headache (MCH), several parameters of inflammation were evaluated in 48 patients suffering from MCH, and compared with 50 healthy control subjects: erythrocyte sedimentation rate; C‐reactive protein; white blood cell count; immunoglobulin (Ig) G, A, M; and complement component 3(C3) and C4. Serum C3 and C4 levels were significantly elevated in MCH as compared to control subjects, but the other parameters did not differ significantly. This suggests that the inflammatory process may be involved in the production of MCH.