Nimesulide and acetaminophen for the treatment of juvenile migraine: A study for comparison of efficacy, safety, and tolerability

Headache Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 233-236

  Soriani, Stefano ^a   Battistella, Pier Antonio ^a   Naccarella, Cristiana ^a   Tozzi, Elisabetti ^a   Fiumana, Ellsa ^a   Fanaro, Silvia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Migraine acute treatment; Nimesulide; Pediatric migraine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; IBUPROFEN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NIMESULIDE; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; SUMATRIPTAN SUCCINATE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0035758889     PISSN: 10597565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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