Cluster headache pharmacotherapy

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 351-358

  McGeeney, Brian E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortive therapy; Cluster; Medical management; Prophylaxis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; CAPSAICIN; CIS CAPSAICIN; COCAINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE; HISTAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LITHIUM; MELATONIN; METHYSERGIDE; NIFEDIPINE; NIMODIPINE; PREDNISONE; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ATAXIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONFUSION; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; DRUG RESPONSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GANGLION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REMISSION; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREMOR; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VOMITING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; HUMANS;

EID: 25844439991     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000174351.20389.99     Document Type: Review

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