Preliminary results of a withdrawal and detoxification therapeutic regimen in patients with probable chronic migraine and probable medication overuse headache

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 334-337

  Trucco, Marco ^a   Meineri, Piero ^b   Ruiz, Luigi ^c   Grasso, E ^d   Maggio, M ^d   Ferrandi, D ^d   Bottacchi, E ^d   Lia, C ^d   Barbero, E ^d   Fonzari, M ^e   Farinini, D ^e   Santoloci, D ^e   Valguarnera, F ^f   Gionco, M ^d   Febbraro, A ^d   Perego, G ^d  

^a SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c C Arrigo Children's Hospital   (Italy)

^d Genova S Martino Hospital ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f Sestri Ponente Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic daily headache; Chronic migraine; Detoxification; Medication overuse

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIMIGRAINE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUTALBITAL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DELORAZEPAM; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; ERGOTAMINE; FLUNARIZINE; FOLIC ACID; LYSINE ACETYLSALICYLATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PIZOTIFEN; PROPRANOLOL; TOPIRAMATE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ITALY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHYDRATION; TRANSFORMED MIGRAINE;

EID: 25144484339     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-005-0225-7     Document Type: Article

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