Migraine With Aura After Administration of Sublingual Nitroglycerin Tablets

As a nitric oxide donor, nitroglycerin can trigger migraine in migraineurs. The headache is not characteristically accompanied by an aura. A patient with no personal or family history of migraine reported the development of a typical visual aura and a throbbing headache while using nitroglycerin for...

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Published in:Headache 2001-01, Vol.41 (1), p.84-87
Main Author: BANK, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration, Sublingual
Angina Pectoris - drug therapy
Animals
aura
Biological and medical sciences
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
migraine
Migraine with Aura - chemically induced
Migraine with Aura - physiopathology
nitric oxide
nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin - adverse effects
Nitroglycerin - therapeutic use
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
Vasodilator Agents - adverse effects
Vasodilator Agents - therapeutic use
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Summary:As a nitric oxide donor, nitroglycerin can trigger migraine in migraineurs. The headache is not characteristically accompanied by an aura. A patient with no personal or family history of migraine reported the development of a typical visual aura and a throbbing headache while using nitroglycerin for angina pectoris. The possible mechanisms are discussed.
ISSN:0017-8748
1526-4610
DOI:10.1046/j.1526-4610.2001.111006084.x