Triptans in the treatment of basilar migraine and migraine with prolonged aura

Headache

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 981-984

  Klapper, J ^a   Mathew, N ^b   Nett, R ^c  

^a Colorado Neurology and Headache Center ^*  (United States)

^b Houston (Tex) Headache Clinic   (United States)

^c San Antonio (Tex) Center for Clinical Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Basilar artery migraine; Familial hemiplegic migraine; Migraine; Triptans

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; RIZATRIPTAN; SUMATRIPTAN; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; EPILEPTIC AURA; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; OXAZOLIDINONES; PEDIGREE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SUMATRIPTAN; TRIAZOLES; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 0035650732     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.01192.x     Document Type: Article

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