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The effect of placebo and neurophysiological involvements

The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 5, pages s74–s77 (2004)Cite this article

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Placebo and placebo effect are important issues related to the drug therapy for clinical and scientific meanings. The rates of placebo may get as many as 50% for analgesic drugs in headache. The high answer to placebo brings questions on pathophysiology of headache. Answers may offer a new strategy in the implementation of trials and new insight in neurophysiology of headache. Current knowledge on placebo and placebo effect will be analysed and dicussed looking for new direction in headache field.

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  1. Interuniversity Center for the Study of the Headache and Neurotrasmitter Disorders University of Bari, Napoli, Perugia, Roma, Sassari, Section of Rome,, Childhood and Adolescence Headache Center, Department of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Psychiatry University “La Sapienza”, Via dei Sabelli 108, I-00185, Rome, Italy

    Federica Galli, Barbara Riccio & Vincenzo Guidetti

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  1. Federica Galli
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Galli, F., Riccio, B. & Guidetti, V. The effect of placebo and neurophysiological involvements. J Headache Pain 5 (Suppl 2), s74–s77 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-004-0113-6

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