Amitriptyline and dexamethasone combined treatment in drug-induced headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 197-200

  Bonuccelli, U ^a   Nuti, A ^a   Lucetti, C ^a   Pavese, N ^a   Dell'Agnello, G ^a   Muratorio, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Dexamethasone; Drug induced headache

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; ERGOTAMINE; SUMATRIPTAN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESICS; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; SUMATRIPTAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029945499     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.1996.1603197.x     Document Type: Article

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