Can triptans safely be used for airplane headachě

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1165-1169

  Ipekdal, H Ilker ^a   Karadaş, Ömer ^b   Öz, Oǧuzhan ^b   Ulas, Ümit H ^b  

^a Department of Neurology   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Airplane headache; Triptan treatment

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC POTASSIUM; ELETRIPTAN; FLURBIPROFEN; IBUPROFEN; NAPROXEN; NARATRIPTAN; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; SUMATRIPTAN; TRIPTAN DERIVATIVE; ZOLMITRIPTAN;

ADULT; AIRPLANE HEADACHE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVAL HYPEREMIA; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; NAUSEA; PANIC; PHONOPHOBIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; RARE DISEASE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING;

ADULT; AIRCRAFT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEROTONIN AGENTS; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 84856220819     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: 15903478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10072-011-0603-7     Document Type: Article

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