Sex steroids and cluster headache: hypotheses.
The pathophysiological significance of the changes in gonadal function observed in cluster headache is far from clear. Some features of the disease, such as the sex predominance, the lateralization of symptoms and the character of pain itself may be connected to some biological effects of gonadal steroids.
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Institute of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000196:embryology; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009619:Nociceptors / Q000502:physiology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D013739:Testosterone