Melatonin to prevent migraine or tension-type headache in children

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 285-287

  Miano, Silvia ^a   Parisi, Pasquale ^a   Pelliccia, Andrea ^a   Luchetti, Anna ^a   Paolino, Maria Chiara ^a   Villa, Maria Pia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Headache; Melatonin; Migraine; Prophylaxis; Treatment

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CHILD; CHRONIC TENSION HEADACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELATONIN; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SLEEP STAGES; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53149105553     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-008-0983-5     Document Type: Article

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