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Menstrual migraine: intermittent prophylaxis with a timed-release pharmacological formulation of dihydroergotamine

An open study was performed on 20 women between 20 and 40 years of age in order to assess the effectiveness of a slow-release pharmacological formulation of dihydroergotamine in the prevention of menstrual migraine. Therapy was started two days prior to the expected date of menstruation and continue...

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Published in:Cephalalgia 1983-08, Vol.3 (1_suppl), p.156-158
Main Authors: D'alessandro, Roberto, Gamberini, Gloria, Lozito, Antonio, Sacquegna, Tommaso
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Language:English
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Summary:An open study was performed on 20 women between 20 and 40 years of age in order to assess the effectiveness of a slow-release pharmacological formulation of dihydroergotamine in the prevention of menstrual migraine. Therapy was started two days prior to the expected date of menstruation and continued for five days after the onset of menstrual flow. Trial lasted for five months, four patients suspended the treatment: one because of side effects and three because of “ineffectiveness of drug”. In the 16 patients who completed the study, there was a significant reduction both in intensity and duration of migraine compared to the month prior to treatment. An essay clinique a été sur 20 femmes avec un âge minimum de 20 ans et un âge maximum de 40 ans pour étudier l'efficacité d'une preparation à libérateur différée de dihydroergotamine comme traitement preventif de la migraine cataméniale. On a commencé la thérapie deux jours avant la date attendue de la menstruation et on a continué pour 5 jours aprés le debut réel de la menstruation. La durée de l'étude a été de cinq mois. 4 patients ont du sospendre le traitement: le premier pour intolérance, les autres pour “inefficacité de la thérapie”. Entre le 16 patients qui ont fini l'étude on a vu une réduction significative de l'intensité et de la durée de la crise migraineuse en comparaison de mois avant le traitement. In 20 donne di età compresa tra i 20 e i 40 anni é stato condotto uno studio in aperto sull'efficacia di un preparato ritardo di diidroergotamina nella prevenzione dell'emicrania catameniale (mestruale). L'assunzione del farmaco iniziava due giorni prima della data prevista di comparsa del flusso mestruale e proseguiva per i cinque giorni successivi alla comparsa della stessa. Il trattamento é proseguito per cinque mesi. In una sola paziente si é avuta la comparsa di effetti collaterali che hanno provocato la sospensione del trattamento. Nelle 16 pazienti che hanno terminato lo studio é stata rilevata, al quinto mese, una significativa riduzione sia dell'indice emicranico che della durata della cefalea rispetto al mese di pretrattamento.
ISSN:0333-1024
1468-2982
DOI:10.1177/03331024830030S125