title: Atypical primary headache responding to finger pressure: possible involvement of the vagus nerve?
abstract: We describe a case of atypical primary headache strongly responsive to prolonged pressure in the anterior aspect of the neck. We hypothesize that, at least in this case, the trigemino-cervical system and its connections with the vagus nerve are involved.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Medicina del Dolore, Policlinico Umberto I University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. fabrizio.distani@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Stani
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Calabresi
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pappagallo
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scattoni
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruti
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cerbo
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006261:Headache / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011312:Pressure; D020421:Vagus Nerve Diseases / Q000150:complications*