Why all migraine patients should be treated with magnesium

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 575-579

  Mauskop, Alexander ^a   Varughese, Jasmine ^b  

^a New York Headache Center   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Aura; Deficiency; Intravenous; Magnesium; Migraine

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ION; MAGNESIUM SALT; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PLACEBO; TRIMAGNESIUM DICITRATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALGESIA; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MAGNESIUM EXCRETION; MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE; MIGRAINE WITH AURA; MIGRAINE WITHOUT AURA; MORNING DOSAGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS;

ANALGESICS; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY; MIGRAINE DISORDERS;

EID: 84863451726     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: 14351463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-012-0790-2     Document Type: Review

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