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Psychophysiological and Psychological Correlates of Pericranial Allodynia and Affective Distress in Young Adult Females

Darchuk, Kathleen M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1185823589

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2007, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Pericranial allodynia, hypothesized to reflect central pain processing deficits, is the most reliable clinical finding in very frequent or chronic tension-type headache. However, little is known about the correlates of pericranial allodynia in healthy young adults, including its association with affective distress, headache disorders or persistent pain complaints, multimodal measures of pain sensitivity, and other psychosocial correlates of tension-type headache. The present study aimed to examine the association between pericranial allodynia and affective distress on formal diagnoses of headache and other persistent pain complaints, multimodal cephalic and extra-cephalic pain sensitivity, and other psychological correlates of tension-type headache in a population of young adult females. Results indicated that pericranial allodynia was not associated with either a formal headache diagnosis or persistent pain complaints, but was associated with decreased cephalic and extra-cephalic pressure pain thresholds, increased widespread pressure pain sensitivity, and amplified temporal summation. The generalized hyperalgesia and amplified temporal summation likely reflects central abnormalities in pain processing and/or modulation rather than either peripheral or local sensitization at the level of the trigeminal nucleus. Pericranial allodynia was also associated with a higher occurrence of mood disorders and more pain catastrophizing. As allodynia was found to be present without a headache diagnosis or persistent pain complaint, it may be a risk factor for the development of chronic tension-type headache. Further research is needed to clarify the roles of pericranial allodynia and psychological variables on the development and maintenance of chronic tension-type headache.
Kenneth Holroyd (Advisor)
88 p.
Pericranial Muscle Tenderness; Allodynia; Pain; Chronic Tension-type Headache; Temporal Summation; Wind-up

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  • Darchuk, K. M. (2007). Psychophysiological and Psychological Correlates of Pericranial Allodynia and Affective Distress in Young Adult Females [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1185823589

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Darchuk, Kathleen. Psychophysiological and Psychological Correlates of Pericranial Allodynia and Affective Distress in Young Adult Females. 2007. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1185823589.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Darchuk, Kathleen. "Psychophysiological and Psychological Correlates of Pericranial Allodynia and Affective Distress in Young Adult Females." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1185823589

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