Triptan Therapy in Migraine
Triptan Therapy in Migraine
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Waltham, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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A 23-year-old woman presents with migraine headaches that are unresponsive to analgesics. Triptan therapy is recommended. Triptans are serotonin agonists that were originally thought to provide migraine relief by causing cranial vasoconstriction; other mechanisms are now also proposed. Chest pain is a common side effect, but cardiac ischemia is rar...
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Triptan Therapy in Migraine
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_733568753
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_733568753
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMct0910887
