Headache Disorders

Orbitofrontal Cortex in Chronic Analgesic-Overuse Headache

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Abstract

Glucose metabolism with 18-FDG PET in 16 chronic migraineurs (mean age 42.5 +/- 11 years) with analgesic overuse, before and 3 weeks after medication withdrawal, was compared to controls.

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Orbitofrontal CortexHypometabolismAnalgesic
  • Page/Article: 15-16
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-20-2-8
  • Published on 1 Feb 2006
  • Peer Reviewed