Acute and preventive pharmacologic treatment of cluster headache

Neurology

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 463-473

  Francis, George J ^a   Becker, Werner J ^a   Pringsheim, Tamara M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE DIPROPIONATE; BETAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; CAPSAICIN; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CIMETIDINE; CIS CAPSAICIN; COCAINE; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE; LIDOCAINE; LITHIUM; MELATONIN; NITRATE; OCTREOTIDE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; SOMATOSTATIN; SUMATRIPTAN; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ASTHENIA; BLOATING; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; CONSTIPATION; DIARRHEA; DIZZINESS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; LACRIMATION DISORDER; LETHARGY; MALAISE; NAUSEA; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; NOSE CONGESTION; NOSE DISEASE; NOSE INJURY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARESTHESIA; PHARYNGITIS; POLYURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; TASTE; THROAT TIGHTNESS;

EID: 77955360609     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181eb58c8     Document Type: Review

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