1967
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1967.00470230105014
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Serotonin, the Carotid Body, and Cranial Vessels in Migraine

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“…Plasma serotonin level has been found to drop sharply at the onset of migraine headache and remain at a low level throughout the attack (Curran, Hinterberger, and Lance, 1965). Serotonin was shown to constrict scalp arteries (Lance, Anthony and Gonski, 1967), and it was postulated that methysergide may act in migrainous subjects by maintaining extracranial vasoconstriction on occasions when plasma serotonin falls (Lance, Anthony, and Somerville, 1970). Tricyclic antidepressants have been shown to increase serotonin levels in the rat brain but only in high dosage (Kivalo, Rinne, and Karinkanta, 1961).…”
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“…Plasma serotonin level has been found to drop sharply at the onset of migraine headache and remain at a low level throughout the attack (Curran, Hinterberger, and Lance, 1965). Serotonin was shown to constrict scalp arteries (Lance, Anthony and Gonski, 1967), and it was postulated that methysergide may act in migrainous subjects by maintaining extracranial vasoconstriction on occasions when plasma serotonin falls (Lance, Anthony, and Somerville, 1970). Tricyclic antidepressants have been shown to increase serotonin levels in the rat brain but only in high dosage (Kivalo, Rinne, and Karinkanta, 1961).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Since serotonin is a potent constrictor of scalp arteries in man (Lance, Anthony, and Gonski, 1967), probably the fall of plasma serotonin permits the extracranial vasodilatation which is characteristic of migraine headache. In this case, how can antiserotonin agents exert any beneficial effect in the prophylaxis of migraine?…”
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“…2 It is interesting that the onset of headache in this patient occurred at a time when her barostatic responses were activated. G.: Or could something have happened to the carotid body?…”
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