Sodium channel antagonists for the treatment of migraine

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1697-1706

  Chiossi, Lorenza ^a   Negro, Andrea ^a,b   Capi, Matilde ^b   Lionetto, Luana ^b   Martelletti, Paolo ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiepileptics; Migraine; Preventative treatment; Sodium channel antagonists

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CINNARIZINE; LAMOTRIGINE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PROPRANOLOL; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROIC ACID; ZONISAMIDE;

COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MIGRAINE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PRIMARY PREVENTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SOMNOLENCE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANTIEPILEPTICS; MIGRAINE; PREVENTATIVE TREATMENT; SODIUM CHANNEL ANTAGONISTS;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84904625427     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2014.929665     Document Type: Review

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