Frovatriptan for the prevention of postdural puncture headache

Cephalalgia

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 809-813

  Bussone, G ^a   Tullo, V ^a   D'Onofrio, F ^b   Petretta, V ^b   Curone, M ^a   Frediani, F ^c   Tonini, C ^d   Omboni, S ^e  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Ospedale 'San Pietro'   (Italy)

^d RHO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Data Management Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnostic lumbar puncture; Frovatriptan; Postdural puncture headache

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTISONE; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; FROVATRIPTAN; SEROTONIN AGONIST; SUMATRIPTAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; OPEN STUDY; POSTDURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; VASODILATATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARBAZOLES; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; PILOT PROJECTS; POST-DURAL PUNCTURE HEADACHE; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 34250756018     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: 14682982     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2007.01327.x     Document Type: Article

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