Subcutaneous sumatriptan provides symptomatic relief at any pain intensity or time during the migraine attack

Cephalalgia

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 113-121

  Linde, M ^a,b,c   Mellberg, A ^a,b   Dahlof C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c Cephalea Pain Centre   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Migraine; Sensitization; Triptans

Indexed keywords

SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MIGRAINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUMATRIPTAN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33644965284     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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