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A pilot study of topiramate dosages for migraine prophylaxis in an Asian population

Topiramate is known to be efficacious in migraine prophylaxis, but its optimal dose has not been systematically studied in the Asian population. Here, we show that a fixed low dose of topiramate 25 mg/day is efficacious in migraine prophylaxis and also attest to advantages in terms of medication cos...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lo, Y. L., Lum, S. Y., Fook-Chong, S., Siow, H. C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3452284/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20143246
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10194-010-0193-4
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Sumario:Topiramate is known to be efficacious in migraine prophylaxis, but its optimal dose has not been systematically studied in the Asian population. Here, we show that a fixed low dose of topiramate 25 mg/day is efficacious in migraine prophylaxis and also attest to advantages in terms of medication cost savings and more favourable side effect profile.