Eletriptan in the early treatment of acute migraine: Influence of pain intensity and time of dosing

Cephalalgia

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 735-742

  Brandes, Jan Lewis ^a   Kudrow, D ^b   Cady, R ^c   Tiseo, P J ^a   Sun, W ^a   Sikes, C R ^a  

^a Nashville Neuroscience Group   (United States)

^b Primary Care Network Inc ^*

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Central sensitization; Eletriptan; Migraine; Triptan

Indexed keywords

ELETRIPTAN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIGRAINE; NAUSEA; PHOBIA; PHONOPHOBIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN; PYRROLIDINES; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 23944452563     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00981.x     Document Type: Article

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