[Platelet function in tension headache].
The possibility of abnormal platelet function in patients with tension headache was evaluated with serial plasmatic measurements of serotonin, beta-thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4. In 40 patients with tension headache we found increased serotonin, thromboglobulin and platelet factor 4 levels during the painful phases as compared with the asymptomatic phases. These data might indicate that an increased platelet aggregation plays some role in the pathogenesis of tension headache.
Leira
R
R
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital General de Galicia Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela.
Castillo
J
J
Castro
A
A
Rodríguez
J R
JR
Lema
M
M
Noya
M
M
D000328:Adult; D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010978:Platelet Factor 4 / Q000032:analysis*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*; D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin / Q000032:analysis*
D001620:beta-Thromboglobulin; D012701:Serotonin; D010978:Platelet Factor 4
Función plaquetaria en la cefalea de tensión.