The Clinical Profile of Sumatriptan: Cluster Headache
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The clinical profile of sumatriptan: cluster headache.
Cluster headache is a rare form of severe idiopathic headache characterized by unilateral short-lasting episodes of excruciating pain in association with autonomic disturbances. Subcutaneous sumatriptan has been investigated as an acute treatment for cluster headache in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover trials. About 75% of patients given subcutaneous sumatriptan 6 mg ...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Neurology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0014-3022,1421-9913
DOI: 10.1159/000119530