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Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs
Migraine is among the 10 most disabling disorders worldwide. It is characterized by episodes of moderate or severe headaches with various degree of disability, resulting in a considerable health burden upon the sufferers and their family. The objective of this article is to review the use of prophyl...
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Libertas Academica
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23650466 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/JCNSD.S9049 |
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| author | Shahien, R. Beiruti, K. |
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| description | Migraine is among the 10 most disabling disorders worldwide. It is characterized by episodes of moderate or severe headaches with various degree of disability, resulting in a considerable health burden upon the sufferers and their family. The objective of this article is to review the use of prophylaxis with antiepileptic drugs. Particular focus is given to their mechanism of action, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, safety profile, efficacy and to provide a summary of the most relevant clinical studies and patient preference. |
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| spelling | pubmed-36197012013-05-06 Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs Shahien, R. Beiruti, K. J Cent Nerv Syst Dis Review Migraine is among the 10 most disabling disorders worldwide. It is characterized by episodes of moderate or severe headaches with various degree of disability, resulting in a considerable health burden upon the sufferers and their family. The objective of this article is to review the use of prophylaxis with antiepileptic drugs. Particular focus is given to their mechanism of action, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, safety profile, efficacy and to provide a summary of the most relevant clinical studies and patient preference. Libertas Academica 2012-02-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3619701/ /pubmed/23650466 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/JCNSD.S9049 Text en © 2012 the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited. |
| spellingShingle | Review Shahien, R. Beiruti, K. Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs |
| title | Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs |
| title_full | Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs |
| title_fullStr | Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs |
| title_short | Preventive Agents for Migraine: Focus on the Antiepileptic Drugs |
| title_sort | preventive agents for migraine: focus on the antiepileptic drugs |
| topic | Review |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3619701/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23650466 http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/JCNSD.S9049 |
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