Urinary Melatonin Excretion Throughout the Ovarian Cycle in Menstrually Related Migraine

Overview

Journal Cephalalgia

Specialties Neurology
Psychiatry

Date 1994 Jun 1

PMID 7954740

Citations 17

Authors

G Murialdo

S Fonzi

P Costelli

G P Solinas

C Parodi

S Marabini

M Fanciullacci

A Polleri

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Abstract

Nocturnal urinary melatonin excretion was significantly decreased throughout an ovarian cycle in 12 migraine without aura patients compared to 8 healthy controls. Normal increases in urinary melatonin excretion during the luteal phase was less pronounced in the migraine patients. Melatonin excretion was further decreased during headache. The data indicate impaired pineal function in migraine.

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