Changes in substance P levels of inferior turbinate in patients with mucosal contact headache
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, vol.86, no.4, pp.450-455, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 86 Issue: 4
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2019.01.006
- Journal Name: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Page Numbers: pp.450-455
- Keywords: Substance P, Inferior turbinate hypertrophy, Contact point headache, Visual analog scale, SNOT-22, EIA, NASAL-MUCOSA, FACIAL-PAIN, SURGERY, POINTS
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: Mucosal contact headache is a referred pain that arises from contact between the nasal septum and the lateral nasal wall. Evidence supports the role of substance P in a contact headache such that release of substance P from sensory nerve endings causes inflammation and allergy.