Relief of acute migraine headache with intravenous oxytocin: Report of two cases

Journal of Pain and Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 25-28

  Phillips, William J ^a   Ostrovsky, Olga ^a   Galli, Robert L ^a   Dickey, Sharon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Headache; Migraine; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

BUTORPHANOL; CARISOPRODOL; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ISOMETHEPTENE; OXYTOCIN; SUMATRIPTAN; TRAMADOL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; OXYTOCIN;

EID: 33748321954     PISSN: 15360288     EISSN: 15360539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J354v20n03_05     Document Type: Article

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