Effect of Infusion of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide on Cluster Headache Attacks: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: JAMA neurology Vol. 75; no. 10; p. 1187
• Main Authors: Vollesen, Anne Luise H, Snoer, Agneta, Beske, Rasmus P, Guo, Song, Hoffmann, Jan, Jensen, Rigmor H, Ashina, Messoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.10.2018

Signaling molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) induces migraine attacks and anti-CGRP medications abort and prevent migraine attacks. Whether CGRP provokes cluster headache attacks is unknown. To determine whether CGRP induces cluster headache attacks in episodic cluster headache in activ...