Prophylactic sodium valproate therapy in patients with drug-resistant migraine

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 353-359

  Ghose, Karabi ^a   Niven, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Compliance; Drug resistant; Migraine; Nonresponders; Prophylactic therapy; Valproate

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; PIZOTIFEN; PROPRANOLOL; SUMATRIPTAN; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SELECTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PREMEDICATION; VALPROIC ACID;

EID: 0031841250     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/mf.1998.20.4.485692     Document Type: Article

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