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Kılıçaslan F, Geyik S, Görücü Yılmaz Ş. The Power of WNT5A and FZD3 Gene Expression and Methylation Status in the Diagnosis-Treatment-Cause Triangle in Tension-Type Headache. Curr Issues Mol Biol 2024; 46:12756-12768. [PMID: 39590352 PMCID: PMC11592980 DOI: 10.3390/cimb46110758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2024] [Revised: 10/23/2024] [Accepted: 10/25/2024] [Indexed: 11/28/2024] Open
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DNA methylation is the epigenetic pathway controlling cellular gene expression. Methylation is a natural and cellular epigenetic mechanism for gene silencing. The fact that the genes that the cell decides to be silent do not speak or begin to speak may coincide with diseases. For explanatory evidence, changes at the DNA level can provide realistic information. Wnt/β-catenin signaling has an important role in the pain process. For this purpose, we investigated the relationship between clinical data, wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 5A (WNT5A), and Frizzled Class Receptor 3 (FZD3) gene methylation and expression in a cohort of tension-type headache (TTH) patients (N = 130) and healthy control (N = 117) individuals. Comorbidities were evaluated. Methylation profiling was performed using Real-Time PCR with a TaqMan primer-probe. The diagnostic power (receiver operating characteristic-ROC) was determined according to the expression and methylation status. Ultimately, WNT5A was found to be upregulated and hypermethylated, and FZD3 was found to be upregulated and hypomethylated. Finally, the area under the curve (AUC) data for FZD3 upregulation (0.983) and hypomethylation (0.866) showed diagnostic values. WNT5A and FZD3 may contribute to the pathogenesis of the disease depending on their expression and methylation profile during the TTH process. At the same time, diagnostic powers have the potential to be a resource for early treatment and new therapeutic approaches.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ferhat Kılıçaslan
- Department of Neurology, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey; (F.K.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Neurology, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey; (F.K.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey
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Burish MJ, Guirguis AB, Schindler EAD. Managing Cluster Headache in Patients with Medical, Psychiatric, and Surgical Comorbidities. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2024; 24:439-452. [PMID: 39017830 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-024-01362-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW What should a provider know about medications and other treatments in patients with cluster headache who have medical, psychiatric, and surgical comorbidities? What conversations should providers have with patients about living with and managing cluster headache? RECENT FINDINGS While the number of treatments used in cluster headache is relatively small, numerous considerations were identified related to managing patients with comorbidities. Many of these touch on cardiac, cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular health, but full histories are needed to guide safe and effective treatment. Both older and newer treatments may be contraindicated in certain patients with cluster headache or should be considered carefully. In addition to incorporating medical, psychiatric, and surgical histories in the management plan, collaboration with other providers may be beneficial. Providers should also inquire about patient practices and discuss participation in clinical trials that might be a good fit for the individual.
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- Mark J Burish
- Department of Neurosurgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Veteran Health Administration Headache Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Veteran Health Administration Headache Center of Excellence, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
- Department of Neurology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, Neurology Service, MS 127, 950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT, 06516, USA.
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Henriques P, Caldeira-Araújo H, Brazão MDL, Abreu AM, Vigário AM, Rosa A. Primary Dengue and Long-Term Health Status in Madeira Island, Portugal: A Retrospective Questionnaire-Based Study. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2024; 111:403-411. [PMID: 38955194 PMCID: PMC11310610 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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Dengue is among the most important mosquito-borne viral diseases worldwide. Although its acute manifestations are well known, little is known about the long-term impact of dengue on the population's health status. Madeira Island experienced a single outbreak of autochthonous dengue from September 2012 to March 2013. To extend our knowledge about the clinical impact of the outbreak on this naive population, we applied an online questionnaire to 168 adults diagnosed with dengue at the time to characterize retrospectively their symptoms during the infection and to identify long-term manifestations, possibly triggered by dengue. The most frequent symptoms during the clinical period, reported by more than three-quarters of our participants, were fever, myalgia, extreme tiredness, and headaches, whereas vomiting, pruritus, nausea, retro-orbital pain, and arthralgia occurred in 35% to 50% of participants. In the 8 years after dengue, 61.5% of participants reported at least one recurrent previously nonexistent symptom, the most frequent being headaches, abundant hair loss, extreme tiredness, arthralgia, and myalgia, experienced by 25% to 35% of participants. Nearly 20% of the participants with persistent symptoms reported the onset of chronic illness in the 4 years after dengue, most frequently ophthalmological and autoimmune diseases (5.6% each), versus only 2.2% of chronic disease onset in participants without persistent symptoms. Our results suggest that the occurrence of persistent symptoms after primary dengue might be more frequent than anticipated and may persist for several years, having an impact on the health status and well-being of a considerable proportion of the infected population.
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- Paulo Henriques
- Projeto Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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- Projeto Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
- CQM-Centro de Química da Madeira, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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- Projeto Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
- Serviço de Medicina Interna, Hospital Central do Funchal, SESARAM-EPERAM, Funchal, Portugal
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- Departamento de Matemática, Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e da Engenharia, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Matemática e Aplicações, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal
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- Projeto Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Projeto Medicina, Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, Portugal
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Sandoe CH, Becker WJ. To treat or not to treat? Medication underuse headache, a novel reframing. Cephalalgia 2024; 44:3331024241252159. [PMID: 38735058 DOI: 10.1177/03331024241252159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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- Claire H Sandoe
- Women's College Hospital Centre for Headache, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Sutherland HG, Jenkins B, Griffiths LR. Genetics of migraine: complexity, implications, and potential clinical applications. Lancet Neurol 2024; 23:429-446. [PMID: 38508838 DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(24)00026-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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Migraine is a common neurological disorder with large burden in terms of disability for individuals and costs for society. Accurate diagnosis and effective treatments remain priorities. Understanding the genetic factors that contribute to migraine risk and symptom manifestation could improve individual management. Migraine has a strong genetic basis that includes both monogenic and polygenic forms. Some distinct, rare, familial migraine subtypes are caused by pathogenic variants in genes involved in ion transport and neurotransmitter release, suggesting an underlying vulnerability of the excitatory-inhibitory balance in the brain, which might be exacerbated by disruption of homoeostasis and lead to migraine. For more prevalent migraine subtypes, genetic studies have identified many susceptibility loci, implicating genes involved in both neuronal and vascular pathways. Genetic factors can also reveal the nature of relationships between migraine and its associated biomarkers and comorbidities and could potentially be used to identify new therapeutic targets and predict treatment response.
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- Heidi G Sutherland
- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Department of Neurology, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Genomics Research Centre, School of Biomedical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
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Zhang Y, Huang W, Pan S, Shan Z, Zhou Y, Gan Q, Xiao Z. New management strategies for primary headache disorders: Insights from P4 medicine. Heliyon 2023; 9:e22285. [PMID: 38053857 PMCID: PMC10694333 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Primary headache disorder is the main cause of headache attacks, leading to significant disability and impaired quality of life. This disorder is increasingly recognized as a heterogeneous condition with a complex network of genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. However, the timely diagnosis and effective treatment of these headaches remain challenging. Precision medicine is a potential strategy based on P4 (predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory) medicine that may bring new insights for headache care. Recent machine learning advances and widely available molecular biology and imaging data have increased the usefulness of this medical strategy. Precision medicine emphasizes classifying headaches according to their risk factors, clinical presentation, and therapy responsiveness to provide individualized headache management. Furthermore, early preventive strategies, mainly utilizing predictive tools, are critical in reducing headache attacks and improving the quality of life of individuals with headaches. The current review comprehensively discusses the potential application value of P4 medicine in headache management.
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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Min X, Huo Y, Sun N, Zhi H, Li H, Zhang S, Cui W, Guo Y, Wu H. Relationship Between Changes in Cranio-Cervical Extensor Muscles and Quality of Life: A Single-Center Study of 15 Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache. Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e938574. [PMID: 36775942 PMCID: PMC9936778 DOI: 10.12659/msm.938574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This single-center study of 15 patients with chronic tension-type headache aimed to compare the cranio-cervical extensor muscles between patients with chronic tension-type headache and healthy individuals and to explore the relationship between changes in cranio-cervical extensor muscles and quality of life (QoL). MATERIAL AND METHODS We recruited 15 patients with chronic tension-type headache and 15 healthy individuals. Patients with chronic tension-type headache were diagnosed by 2 neurologists according to the diagnostic criteria in the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3). Morphological changes in the cranio-cervical extensor muscle were detected using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). QoL and the degree of neck dysfunction were assessed using the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) and Neck Disability Index (NDI), respectively. RESULTS The relative cross-sectional areas (rCSAs) of the rectus capitis posterior minor (RCPmin) were lower in patients with chronic tension-type headache than in healthy individuals. The HIT-6 scores (r=-0.93, P<0.001 and r=-0.85, P<0.001 for RCPmin right side and left side, respectively) and NDI scores (r=-0.75, P<0.001 and r=-0.70, P<0.001 for RCPmin right side and left side, respectively) were negatively associated with the rCSA of RCPmin in the chronic tension-type headache group. CONCLUSIONS Most patients with chronic tension-type headache experience RCPmin atrophy. The more evident the RCPmin atrophy, the worse the QoL of the patients with chronic tension-type headache.
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- Xiaoman Min
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Tai’an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tai’an, Shandong, PR China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, PR China
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Petersen AS, Barloese M, Lund N, Pedersen AF, Søborg MLK, Chalmer MA, Callesen I, Winsvold BS, Zwart JA, Ostrowski SR, Pedersen OB, Sellebjerg F, Søndergaard HB, Hansen MB, Jensen RH, Hansen TF. Cluster headache polygenetic risk and known functional variants of CYP3A4 are not associated with treatment response. Eur J Neurol 2023; 30:1425-1434. [PMID: 36773010 DOI: 10.1111/ene.15736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The response to cluster headache treatments has a high interindividual variation. To date, treatment response has only been assessed by a candidate gene approach and no investigations into metabolic pathways have been performed. Our aim was to investigate the association between the polygenetic risk of cluster headache and treatment response to first-line cluster headache treatments as well as known functional variants of CYP3A4 and the response to verapamil. Further, it was aimed to replicate previous single nucleotide polymorphisms found to be associated with treatment response in cluster headache and/or migraine. METHODS In, 508 cluster headache patients diagnosed according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders were genotyped and participated in a semi-structured interview to evaluate treatment response. Polygenetic risk scores were calculated by the effect retrieved from a meta-analysis of the latest two genome-wide association studies on cluster headache. RESULTS Inferior treatment response to oxygen, triptans and verapamil is associated with chronicity of cluster headache were confirmed but no evidence was found that a response could be predicted by a high genetic risk of cluster headache. Likewise, verapamil response was not associated with functional variants of CYP3A4. No support of the genetic variants previously reported to be associated with treatment response to triptans or verapamil was found. CONCLUSION The clinically relevant variation in treatment response for cluster headache was not influenced by genetic factors in the present study.
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- Anja Sofie Petersen
- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Research and Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Department of Research and Innovation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Neurology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Immunology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Neurology, Danish Headache Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark
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