Frovatriptan for the treatment of cluster headaches

Cephalalgia

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1045-1048

  Siow, Hua Chang ^a,b   Pozo Rosich, P ^a   Silberstein, S D ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic; Cluster headache; Episodic; Frovatriptan

Indexed keywords

CIS CAPSAICIN; FROVATRIPTAN; MELATONIN; TOPIRAMATE; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PROPHYLAXIS; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CARBAZOLES; CLUSTER HEADACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTAMINES;

EID: 9644301045     PISSN: 03331024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2982.2004.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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