The use of gabapentin in chronic cluster headache patients refractory to first-line therapy

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 694-696

  Schuh Hofer, S ^a,b,c   Israel, H ^b   Neeb, L ^b   Reuter, U ^b   Arnold, G ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d Department of Neurology   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic cluster headache; Gabapentin; Long term response; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; GABAPENTIN; LITHIUM; METHYSERGIDE; NARATRIPTAN; PIZOTIFEN; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DISEASE COURSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPOTENCE; MALE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMINES; ANALGESICS; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CYCLOHEXANECARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249813742     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01738.x     Document Type: Article

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