ACUTE THERAPY FOR CLUSTER HEADACHE WITH SUMATRIPTAN - FINDINGS OF A ONE-YEAR LONG-TERM STUDY

Authors
GOBEL H LINDNER V HEINZE A RIBBAT M DEUSCHL G
Citation
H. Gobel et al., ACUTE THERAPY FOR CLUSTER HEADACHE WITH SUMATRIPTAN - FINDINGS OF A ONE-YEAR LONG-TERM STUDY, Neurology, 51(3), 1998, pp. 908-911
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
51
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
908 - 911
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1998)51:3<908:ATFCHW>2.0.ZU;2-5
Abstract
The efficacy, safety, and tolerability of subcutaneous sumatriptan in the acute treatment of cluster headache were investigated in a multice nter study over a period of up to 1 year. A total of 2,031 attacks wer e evaluated in 52 patients. Therapy was successful in 88% of all attac ks. Freedom from pain within 15 minutes in more than 90% of all attack s treated was reported by 42% of the patients, and no decline in effic acy occurred during the course of the study. Adverse events were repor ted by 62% of the patients.