Hemicrania continua: A case in which a patient experienced complete relief on melatonin

Headache

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 524-527

  Spears, Roderick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemicrania continua; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ELETRIPTAN; ESCITALOPRAM; ESOMEPRAZOLE; HYDROCODONE; INDOMETACIN; MELATONIN; MOMETASONE FUROATE; MONTELUKAST; NARATRIPTAN; PREDNISONE; PROCHLORPERAZINE; PROTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ERYTHEMA; EXPERIENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION; HEMICRANIA CONTINUA; HUMAN; LACRIMATION; MALE; NAUSEA; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOPHOBIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN;

EID: 33645062392     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2006.00386_5.x     Document Type: Article

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