Chronic paroxysmal hemicrania and hemicrania continua responding to topiramate: Two case reports

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 88-91

  Camarda, Cecilia ^a   Camarda, Rosolino ^a   Monastero, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hemicrania continua; Indomethacin; Paroxysmal hemicrania; Prophylaxis; Topiramate; Trigeminal autonomic cephalgias

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; KETOROLAC; OMEPRAZOLE; PREDNISONE; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TOLERANCE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEMICRANIA CONTINUA; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRUCTOSE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIAS;

EID: 37249090151     PISSN: 03038467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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