Platelet catecholamines in cluster headache.

作者：G D’Andrea, A.R. Cananzi, Michele Morra, Emilia Martignoni, S Fornasiero, Federica Zamberlan, S. Grunfeld, K.M.A. Welch · 发表于：Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry · 年份：1992 · DOI：10.1136/jnnp.55.4.308 · 被引用次数：15 · 研究领域：Migraine and Headache Studies、Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response、Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments

Platelet tyrosine and catecholamine (CA) content was measured in cluster headache sufferers during the different phases of the illness. Compared with controls, cluster headache sufferers had lower platelet levels of norepinephrine (NE) and epinephrine (E) in all phases of the syndrome. Tyrosine levels were increased significantly during the cluster headache attack. We suggest that these results provide biochemical evidence of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) hypofunction in cluster headache.