Clomiphene citrate as a new treatment for SUNCT: Hormonal manipulation for hypothalamic-influenced trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

Headache

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 754-756

  Rozen, Todd D ^a   Saper, Joel R ^a   Sheftell, Fred D ^b   Dodick, David W ^c  

^a Michigan Head Pain and Neurological Institute   (United States)

^b NEW ENGLAND CENTER FOR HEADACHE   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Clomiphene citrate; Hypothalamus; SUNCT; Testosterone; Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; GABAPENTIN; LAMOTRIGINE; TESTOSTERONE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNCT SYNDROME; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CLOMIPHENE; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; TEARS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA;

EID: 20444401137     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.05143_2.x     Document Type: Article

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