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Preventive and abortive treatment of migraine with traditional drugs. The state of the art

Introduction: Migraine is a chronic neurological disease, with a prevalence of 15.2% in Brazil. It is 2.2 times more prevalent in women, predominantly in the 18-50 age group. Its pathophysiological mechanism is still not completely understood. Possibly headache attacks and symptoms are associated with co...

Tratamiento preventivo en migraña: anticuerpos monoclonales contra la vía del péptido relacionado con el gen de la calcitonina

Medicina (B.Aires); 81 (3), 2021
Resumen La migraña es un trastorno muy prevalente que afecta a alrededor del 15% de los sujetos adultos. Es clasificada por la Organización Mundial de la Saludentre los primeros puestos como causa de discapacidad. Los tratamientos preventivos habituales hasta ahora derivan de otras indicaciones y por s...

Migraine treatment: the doors for the future are open, but with caution and prudence

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (2), 2019
ABSTRACT Migraine is a burdensome disorder. Current treatments are far from ideal. Recent knowledge has been indicating targets whose antagonism may improve efficacy. It is particularly true with the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and the monoclonal antibodies anti-CGRP can interfere with this pa...