Pharmacotherapy of cluster headache

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 2121-2127

  Evers, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anticonvulsants; Cluster headache; Oxygen; Sumatriptan; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BACLOFEN; CAPSAICIN; CIS CAPSAICIN; DIHYDROERGOTAMINE; ELETRIPTAN; ERGOTAMINE; ERGOTAMINE TARTRATE; LIDOCAINE; LITHIUM; MELATONIN; MEPREDNISONE; METHYSERGIDE; NARATRIPTAN; OCTREOTIDE; OXYGEN; PREDNISONE; STEROID; SUMATRIPTAN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ANALGESIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; OXYGEN BREATHING; REVIEW;

ANTICONVULSANTS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 77955787949     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2010.496454     Document Type: Review

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