Central sensitization mechanisms in chronic migraine with medication overuse headache: a study of thalamocortical activation and lateral cortical inhibition

Abstract

Our findings suggest that central neuronal circuits are highly sensitized in CM-MOH patients, at both thalamocortical and cortical levels. The observed changes could be due to the combination of dysfunctional central pain control mechanisms, hypersensitivity and hyperresponsiveness directly linked to the chronic intake of acute migraine drugs.