Oral dihydroergotamine for therapy-resistant migraine attacks in children
Oral dihydroergotamine for therapy-resistant migraine attacks in children
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DOI:
10.1016/s0887-8994(96)00289-5
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发表时间:
1997-02-01
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
Santavuori, PR
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作者:
Hamalainen, ML;Hoppu, K;Santavuori, PR
Twelve children with migraine symptoms that did not respond to conventional analgesics completed a double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study of two doses of oral dihydroergotamine (DHE) for acute treatment. The primary endpoint was reduction of headache by greater than or equal to 2 grades on a 5-grade scale at 2 hours. After DHE, 7 of the 12 children reached the primary endpoint, and 2 reached the primary endpoint after placebo [difference 42%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 14%-70%]. Five of the 7 were pain-free after DHE (3 with 20 mu g/kg; 2 with 40 mu g/kg); none was pain-free after placebo. Headache recurred in 2 of the 5. Although headache recurrence limits the efficacy of oral DHE, it may be useful in the acute treatment of migraine in selected children. (C) 1997 by Elsevier Science Inc.