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Emerging Treatment for Chronic Migraine and Refractory Chronic Migraine

open access: yesExpert Opinion on Emerging Drugs, 2012
Chronic migraine (CM), the suffering of 15 or more headache days with at least 8 of these migraine days, afflicts 1.3% - 5.1% of the global population. CM is the most common disorder faced by experts in tertiary headache centers. When resistant to conventional medical treatment and prophylactic medication this condition is known as refractory chronic ...
Giovanna Gentile   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Ketogenic Diet in Refractory Migraine: Possible Efficacy and Role of Ketone Bodies—A Pilot Experience

open access: yesNeurological Sciences, 2022
Introduction Refractory migraine is a particularly disabling form of chronic migraine, unresponsive to multiple prophylactic strategies. Ketogenic diet (KD) is useful to treat migraine but poorly tested for refractory migraine.Objective We started ...
Leonardo Pantoni, Carlo Lovati
exaly   +2 more sources

Defining Refractory Migraine: Results of the RHSIS Survey of American Headache Society Members [PDF]

open access: yesHeadache, 2009
To gauge consensus regarding a proposed definition for refractory migraine proposed by Refractory Headache Special Interest Section, and where its use would be most appropriate.
Alexandra Hanlon   +2 more
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Beyond the Raskin Protocol: Ketamine, Lidocaine, and Other Therapies for Refractory Chronic Migraine [PDF]

open access: yesCurrent Pain and Headache Reports, 2021
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to discuss the available evidence and therapeutic considerations for intravenous drug therapy for refractory chronic migraine. RECENT FINDINGS: In carefully monitored settings, the inpatient administration
Jeffrey Jon Mojica   +2 more
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Memantine in the Preventive Treatment of Refractory Migraine

Headache, 2008
Objectives.— To assess the efficacy and tolerability of memantine (MEM) in the preventive treatment of refractory migraine. Background.— Glutamate is of importance in migraine pathophysiology and may be related to progression from ...
Alan M Rapoport   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Refractory Migraine – A Review

Headache, 2013
R efractory migraine has long been a challenge to all headache specialists. This subgroup of migraine patients experience disability and impaired quality of life, despite optimal treatment. This article reviews the proposed definitions and epidemiology of refractory migraine, as well as the pathophysiology that ...
exaly   +3 more sources

Propofol in the Treatment of Refractory Migraine Headaches

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2016
Refractory/intractable migraine headaches are associated with chronic pain that does not respond to standard care of treatment. Propofol(2,6-diisopropylphenol) in sub-anesthetic doses has been reported to be beneficial in such patients. The present article describes the complete drug profile of propofol in the management of these super-refractory ...
Ashish Dhir
exaly   +3 more sources

Refractory Chronic Migraine

2022
Abstract This chapter discusses refractory chronic migraine (CM), which is defined as ≥15 headache days/month for more than 3 months and on at least 8 days/month the headache has the features of migraine headache. CM has been shown to cause greater headache-related disability, headache impact, societal burden, and lower quality of life ...
Lawrence C. Newman   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Rational Combination Therapy in Refractory Migraine

Headache, 2008
Refractory migraine (RM) headaches pose important treatment challenges to the patients who live with them and the clinicians who try to treat them. Defined based on the lack of response to acute, preventive, and nonpharmacologic treatment, RM is often treated with a combination of treatments.
Anne H Calhoun   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

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