Cluster headache: from treatment to pathophysiology
โ Scribed by Gennaro Bussone
- Publisher
- Springer Milan
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 58 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1590-1874
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A clinical trial of lithium carbonate was undertaken in a group of 20 patients suffering from chronic cluster headache. Blood levels of lithium were determined at regular intervals to monitor the therapeutic dosage. Lithium was found to be an effective prophylactic agent for chronic cluster headache
side effects, it may provide effective treatment for these severely handicapped individuals. The opinions expressed in this article are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the Department of the Army or the Depattment of Defense.
Twenty-one patients with cluster headaches participated in an open trial to assess the effectiveness of lithium carbonate in the acute treatment and prevention of cluster headaches. Three women and 18 men ranging from 28 to 70 years of age were divided into episodic cluster [8] and chronic cluster [