ReviewThe journal of headache and pain2019
Mechanisms of migraine as a chronic evolutive condition.
Review in The journal of headache and pain, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 137 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Efficacy of Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion in Chronic Unilateral Migraine Headache Clinical and Laboratory Assessment .Aprospective Randomized Double Blind Controlled Study
Green Light and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Migraine Patients; a Randomized Control Trial.
Comparative Effects of Theragun Percussion Therapy and Compression Therapy on Pain, Neck Range of Motion and Quality of Life in The Patients With Migraine
Who cites it
137 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 284 citations in OpenAlex.
- The role of Atogepant in migraine prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Causal factors for migraine in Mendelian randomization studies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Reconceptualizing autonomic function testing in migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Pooled it
- Enlightening the association between TNF-α -308 G > A and migraine: a meta-analysis with meta-regression and trial sequential analysis.BMC neurology · 2023Pooled it
- The durable effect of acupuncture for episodic migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Pooled it
- Genome-wide analysis of 102,084 migraine cases identifies 123 risk loci and subtype-specific risk alleles.Nature genetics · 2022Pooled it
- Elevated Blood S100B Levels in Patients With Migraine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Pooled it
- Effect and Safety of Phytosomal Curcumin Supplementation on Migraine Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind and Placebo-Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2025Trial
- Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks in management of chronic resistant migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2025Trial
- Myofascial trigger points therapy increases neck mobility and reduces headache pain in migraine patients - pilot study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- MicroRNA profiling in women with migraine: effects of CGRP-targeting treatment.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Trial
- HIT-6 and EQ-5D-5L in patients with migraine: assessment of common latent constructs and development of a mapping algorithm.The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2022Trial
- Beneficial Effects of Kiatsu™ with Ki Training on Episodic Migraine: An Exploratory Study.Pain research & managementTrial
- Clinical Outcomes of Ultrasound-Guided Stellate Ganglion Block in Highly Treatment-Resistant Chronic Migraine: A 6-Month Prospective Single-Group Interventional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Article
- TRPV1‑mediated central sensitisation: Core mechanisms of migraine chronification and novel targeted therapeutic strategies (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Temporal neural dynamics patterns in episodic and chronic migraine: a magnetoencephalography study.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Article
- Quantitative pupillometry as a marker of autonomic dysregulation in vestibular migraine.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2026Article
- Pediatric migraine: Neurodevelopmental mechanisms, clinical phenotypes, and modern therapeutics.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2026Review
- Migraine and menopause as converging factors in brain vulnerability: a hypothesis-driven perspective.The journal of headache and pain · 2026Review
- Acute Environmental Triggers and Intermediate-Term Modulators of Emergency Migraine-Related Health Care Encounters.Neurology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Understanding the mechanisms of migraine remains challenging as migraine is not a static disorder, and even in its episodic form migraine remains an "evolutive" chronic condition. Considerable progress has been made in elucidating the pathophysiological mechanisms of migraine, associated genetic factors that may influence susceptibility to the disease, and functional and anatomical changes during the progression of a migraine attack or the transformation of episodic to chronic migraine. Migraine is a life span neurological disorder that follows an evolutive age-dependent change in its prevalence and even clinical presentations. As a disorder, migraine involves recurrent intense head pain and associated unpleasant symptoms. Migraine attacks evolve over different phases with specific neural mechanisms and symptoms being involved during each phase. In some patients, migraine can be transformed into a chronic form with daily or almost daily headaches. The mechanisms behind this evolutive process remain unknown, but genetic and epigenetic factors, inflammatory processes and central sensitization may play an important role.
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