Nasal sumatriptan is effective in treatment of migraine attacks in children: A randomized trial

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 883-887

  Ahonen, Kati ^a,c   Hämäläinen, Mirja L ^a   Rantala, Heikki ^b   Hoppu, Kalle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SUMATRIPTAN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; VOMITING;

EID: 1842510030     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000115105.05966.A7     Document Type: Article

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