Diencephalic and brainstem mechanisms in migraine

Simon Akerman; Philip R. Holland; Peter J. Goadsby

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journal article Sep 20, 2011

Diencephalic and brainstem mechanisms in migraine

Simon Akerman Philip R. Holland Peter J. Goadsby

Nature Reviews Neuroscience Vol. 12 No. 10 pp. 570-584 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Published: Sep 20, 2011
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From the Headache Group (F.P., P.J.G.), Department of Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London; NIHR-Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility (F.P., P.J.G.), SLaM Biomedical Research Centre, King's College Hospital, London, UK; and Department of Neurology (C.S.), Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.

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Simon Akerman, Philip R. Holland, Peter J. Goadsby (2011). Diencephalic and brainstem mechanisms in migraine. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 12(10), 570-584. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrn3057

Diencephalic and brainstem mechanisms in migraine

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