Botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of nummular headache: Four case studies

Headache

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 442-447

  Mathew, Ninan T ^a   Kailasam, Jayasree ^a   Meadors, Lori ^a  

^a Houston Headache Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Botulinum toxin type A; Nummular headache

Indexed keywords

BONTA; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; GABAPENTIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; NUMMULAR HEADACHE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIMARY HEADACHE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TENSION HEADACHE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42049114238     PISSN: 00178748     EISSN: 15264610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2007.00960.x     Document Type: Article

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