Effectiveness of amitriptyline in the prophylactic management of childhood headaches

Headache

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 539-549

  Hershey, Andrew D ^a   Powers, Scott W ^a   Bentti, Anna Liisa ^a   DeGrauw, Ton J ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Childhood headaches; Chronic daily headaches; Migraines; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMITRIPTYLINE; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0033944518     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2000.00085.x     Document Type: Article

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