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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
The objective of this open single-centre study was to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of botulinum toxin type-A (BTX-A) as add-on in the prophylactic treatment of cluster headache (CH). Twelve male patients with episodic (n=3) or chronic (n=9) CH, unresponsive to common prophylactic medications, were treated with a cumulative dose of 50 International Units (IU) BTX-A according to a standardised injection scheme into the ipsilateral pericranial muscles. One patient with chronic CH experienced a total cessation of attacks and in 2 patients attack intensity and frequency improved. In another patient with chronic CH typical attacks were not influenced, but an ipsilateral continuous occipital headache significantly improved. Patients with episodic CH did not benefit from BTX-A treatment. Tolerability was excellent. These findings provide evidence that BTX-A may be beneficial as an add-on prophylactic therapy for a limited number of patients with chronic CH.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
1129-2369
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
236-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Age of Onset, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Botulinum Toxins, Type A, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Chronic Disease, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Cluster Headache, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Injections, Intramuscular, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Neuromuscular Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Tension-Type Headache, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17901920-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Botulinum toxin type-A therapy in cluster headache: an open study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Klinikum Groshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. Petra.Sostak@med.uni-muenchen.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies