Migraine MLT-down: An unusual presentation of migraine in patients with aspartame-triggered headaches

Headache

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 899-901

  Newman, Lawrence C ^a,b,d   Lipton, Richard B ^b,c  

^a ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Innovative Medical Research   (United States)

^d Headache Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartame; Migraine; Rizatriptan

Indexed keywords

ASPARTAME; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; RIZATRIPTAN; SUMATRIPTAN; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034755159     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.01164.x     Document Type: Article

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