Refractory migraine

Many patients with chronic migraine abuse symptomatic medications, have drug-induced headaches, psychiatric comorbidities and respond poorly to conventional preventive therapy. In these cases, the terms “resistant” and “refractory migraine” are used and an expanded therapeutic armamentarium is recom...

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Published inNevrologii͡a︡, neĭropsikhiatrii͡a︡, psikhosomatika Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 76 - 86
Main Authors Tabeeva, G. R., Kosivtsova, O. V., Kovalchuk, N. A., Orlyuk, T. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published IMA-PRESS LLC 24.04.2024
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migraine
preventive treatment
refractory migraine
relief of migraine attacks
resistant migraine
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Summary:Many patients with chronic migraine abuse symptomatic medications, have drug-induced headaches, psychiatric comorbidities and respond poorly to conventional preventive therapy. In these cases, the terms “resistant” and “refractory migraine” are used and an expanded therapeutic armamentarium is recommended. Currently, the use of monoclonal antibodies against calcitonin gene-related peptide is the best-studied and most effective method of preventive therapy in resistant migraine cases.
ISSN:2074-2711
2310-1342
DOI:10.14412/2074-2711-2024-2-76-86