Update on the therapy of the trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias

Current Treatment Options in Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 30-35

  Lenaerts, Marc E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETAZOLAMIDE; CARBAMAZEPINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOT DERIVATIVE; ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE; GABAPENTIN; INDOMETACIN; LAMOTRIGINE; LIDOCAINE; LITHIUM CARBONATE; OCTREOTIDE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; PSILOCYBINE; STEROID; SUMATRIPTAN; TESTOSTERONE; TOPIRAMATE; TRIAMCINOLONE; VERAPAMIL; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADD ON THERAPY; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DRUG EFFICACY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; PAROXYSMAL HEMICRANIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; RADIOSURGERY; REMISSION; REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH DISEASE; SUNCT SYNDROME; TRIGEMINAL AUTONOMIC CEPHALALGIA;

EID: 38749126162     PISSN: 10928480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11940-008-0004-2     Document Type: Review

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