Vertebrogenicmigraine

Dhami M, Vernon HJournal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association1985;29(1): 20-24

In this review article, the scientific biomedical literature related migraine is examined under the currently proposed etiological mechanisms and classifications of: (1) autonomic/vascular, (2)biochemical/platelets, (3) cellular/immunological/allergy, (4) psychophysiological,(5) neurogenic and (6) somatic. Convention acknowledges a confluence of these components interacting to produce susceptibility to migraine in certain individuals. This paper examines the axis of interaction of the following components:(1) autonomic/vascular, (2) neurogenic and (3) somatic. Each of these models is examined separately, and then the concept of vertebrogenic migraine is discussed.

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