Central effects of galcanezumab in migraine: a pilot study on Steady State Visual Evoked Potentials and occipital hemodynamic response in migraine patients

Central effects of galcanezumab in migraine: a pilot study on Steady State Visual Evoked Potentials and occipital hemodynamic response in migraine patients

Abstract Background The discovery of the prominent action of Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide –CGRP- on trigeminal afferents and meningeal vessels, opened a new era in migraine treatment. However, how the block of nociceptive afferents could act on central mechanisms of migraine is still not clear. I...

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Main Authors: Marina de Tommaso, Marianna La Rocca, Silvia Giovanna Quitadamo, Katia Ricci, Giusy Tancredi, Livio Clemente, Eleonora Gentile, Elena Ammendola, Marianna Delussi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:The Journal of Headache and Pain
Subjects:
Migraine
CGRP
galcanezumab
steady state visual evoked potentials
fNIRS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-022-01421-z

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