Triptans in orgasmic headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1458-1461

  Frese, A ^a   Gantenbein, A ^b   Marziniak, M ^a   Husstedt, I W ^a   Goadsby, P J ^b   Evers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Migraine; Sexual headache; Triptans

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALMOTRIPTAN; DICLOFENAC; DIPYRONE; ERGOTAMINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; METOPROLOL; PARACETAMOL; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN; SUMATRIPTAN; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; MIGRAINE; ORGASM; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGASM; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 33751161203     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2006.01224.x     Document Type: Article

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