Headache in patients with baroreflex failure.
Two cases of baroreflex failure presented with tension-type/exertional headache. The usefulness of noninvasive physiological tests in diagnosing baroreflex failure and the role of baroreceptors in trigeminal nociception are discussed.
Khurana
Ramesh K
RK
Division of Neurology, The Union Memorial Hospital, 201 East University Parkway, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
D000368:Aged; D017704:Baroreflex / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000503:physiopathology*