Parenteral indomethacin (the INDOTEST) in cluster headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Antonaci, F ^a   Costa, A ^a   Ghirmai, S ^a   Sances, G ^b   Sjaastad, O ^c   Nappi, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Neurology   (Italy)

^c TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania; Cluster headache; Diagnostic criteria; Indomethacin; Symptomatic treatment

Indexed keywords

INDOMETACIN; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NEUROPROTECTION; OBSERVATION; PERIODICITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THEORY;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0037392326     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2003.00495.x     Document Type: Article

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