Investigating prophylactic botulinum toxin type A for chronic headache disorders

Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1161-1166

  Evers, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin A; Cervicogenic headache; Chronic daily headache; Migraine; Tension type headache

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; PLACEBO;

ANALGESIA; CHRONIC DAILY HEADACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW DRUG DOSE; MIGRAINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RETREATMENT; REVIEW; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT DURATION;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUGS, INVESTIGATIONAL; HEADACHE DISORDERS; HUMANS;

EID: 33750264087     PISSN: 13543784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/13543784.15.10.1161     Document Type: Review

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