title: Pathophysiology of headache.
abstract: Clinical features of different headache syndromes have been described in great detail; however, its pathophysiology remains poorly understood. We review the latest findings in both human imaging studies and experimental animals to explain the possible mechanisms involved in the genesis of headache syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, Hospital Ruber Internacional, Madrid, Spain. msanchezdelrio@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sánchez del Río
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reuter
mesh_terms: D001342:Autonomic Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020325:Migraine with Aura / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000502:physiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide