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Papers: 14 Mar 2020 - 20 Mar 2020


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Mar 12


Cephalalgia

Headache and non-headache symptoms provoked by nitroglycerin in migraineurs: A human pharmacological triggering study.

Authors

Karsan N, Bose PR, Thompson C, Newman J, Goadsby PJ
Cephalalgia. 2020 Mar 12:333102420910114.
PMID: 32164428.

Abstract

Studying a spontaneous migraine attack is challenging, particularly the earliest components. Nitroglycerin is a potent, reliable and reproducible migraine trigger of the entirety of the migraine attack, making its use experimentally attractive.