Brush Allodynia in Hospitalized Headache Patients

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence and time course of dynamic mechanical allodynia (brush allodynia, BA) in an inpatient headache population. BACKGROUND: Four types of cutaneous allodynia (heat, cold, static mechanical [pressure], and dynamic mechanical [brush] allodynia) can be studied in headache patients. In episodic migraineurs, the development of cutaneous allodynia heralds a change in treatment response. However, little is known about …