The fifth cranial nerve in headaches

The fifth cranial nerve in headaches

The fifth cranial nerve is the common denominator for many headaches and facial pain pathologies currently known. Projecting from the trigeminal ganglion, in a bipolar manner, it connects to the brainstem and supplies various parts of the head and face with sensory innervation. In this review, we de...

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Published in:Journal of headache and pain 2020-06, Vol.21 (1), p.65-65, Article 65
Main Authors: Edvinsson, J. C. A., Viganò, A., Alekseeva, A., Alieva, E., Arruda, R., De Luca, C., D’Ettore, N., Frattale, I., Kurnukhina, M., Macerola, N., Malenkova, E., Maiorova, M., Novikova, A., Řehulka, P., Rapaccini, V., Roshchina, O., Vanderschueren, G., Zvaune, L., Andreou, A. P., Haanes, K. A.
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Anatomy
Brain stem
CGRP
Cranial nerves
Drug therapy
Fifth cranial nerve
Headache
Headaches
Innervation
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Migraine pathophysiology
Neurology
Neuropathy
Pain Medicine
Review
Review Article
Skull
Treatments
Trigeminal ganglion
Trigeminal nerve
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Summary:The fifth cranial nerve is the common denominator for many headaches and facial pain pathologies currently known. Projecting from the trigeminal ganglion, in a bipolar manner, it connects to the brainstem and supplies various parts of the head and face with sensory innervation. In this review, we describe the neuroanatomical structures and pathways implicated in the sensation of the trigeminal system. Furthermore, we present the current understanding of several primary headaches, painful neuropathies and their pharmacological treatments. We hope that this overview can elucidate the complex field of headache pathologies, and their link to the trigeminal nerve, to a broader field of young scientists.
ISSN:1129-2369
1129-2377