Migraine — Current Understanding and Treatment

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Authors

Peter J. Goadsby · National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Richard B. Lipton · Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Michel D. Ferrari · Leiden University Medical Center

Abstract

Migraine is a common and sometimes debilitating disorder. This review describes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, and preventive and symptomatic treatment of migraine, with special attention to drug therapy with the triptans.

Topics & Keywords

Migraine and Headache Studies Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 346, Issue 4, pp. 257-270

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra010917

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