Is a central action of acute antimigraine drugs essential?

Cephalalgia

Volumn 17, Issue 17_suppl, 1997, Pages 10-11

  Goadsby, Peter J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; SUMATRIPTAN; ZOLMITRIPTAN; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; SEROTONIN 1B AGONIST;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; SIDE EFFECT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SOMNOLENCE; SUPERIOR SAGITTAL SINUS; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINUS GANGLION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; VERTIGO;

ANALGESICS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OXAZOLES; OXAZOLIDINONES; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1B; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1D; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 0030767155     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102497017S1704     Document Type: Article

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