Department of Neurology, Second University of Naples, Italy.
Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2013 Oct;17(10):367. doi: 10.1007/s11916-013-0367-2.
Migraine pathophysiology is not completely understood and is still a matter of ongoing research. However, functional magnetic resonance imaging studies have provided, over the last few decades, notable insights into neuronal mechanisms underlying migraine. Recently, by using an innovative approach based on repetitive trigeminal painful stimulation, researchers have explored pain processing network functional changes associated with migraine and their correlations with specific migraineous clinical features. These functional changes have been demonstrated during different phases of migraine cycle. However, owing to the complexity of its neurobiology, migraine pathophysiology still has many secrets to be discovered.
偏头痛的病理生理学尚未完全阐明,仍然是一个正在进行的研究课题。然而,在过去几十年中,功能磁共振成像研究为偏头痛的神经机制提供了显著的见解。最近,研究人员采用基于重复三叉神经痛刺激的创新方法,探索了与偏头痛相关的疼痛处理网络功能变化及其与特定偏头痛临床特征的相关性。这些功能变化在偏头痛周期的不同阶段都有表现。然而,由于其神经生物学的复杂性,偏头痛的病理生理学仍有许多秘密有待发现。