SUNCT syndrome: Priming of symptomatic periods and worsening of symptoms by treatment with calcium channel blockers

Cephalalgia

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 812-814

  Jimenez Huete A ^a   Franch, O ^a   Pareja, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RUBER INTERNACIONAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; SUNCT; Trigeminal neuralgia; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FRONTAL LOBE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; SUNCT SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 0038634703     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-2982.2002.00446.x     Document Type: Article

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