Single high-dose steroid treatment in episodic cluster headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 290-295

  Antonaci, F ^a,b   Costa, A ^a,c   Candeloro, E ^a   Sjaastad, O ^d   Nappi, G ^a,c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCADH   (Italy)

^c Institute of Neurology   (Italy)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cluster headache; Steroid therapy; Symptomatic treatment; Transitional prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INFUSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PROPHYLAXIS; REMISSION; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STEROID THERAPY;

CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 15944412869     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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