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Abdominal Migraine - The Basics

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Treatment:

For infrequent abdominal Migraine attacks, medications used for other forms of Migraine are often employed. These medications can include NSAIDs, antinausea medications, Midrin, and the triptans. The choice of medications is somewhat affected by the age of the patient. When abdominal Migraines are frequent, the same preventive therapies used for other Migraines can be explored.

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Resources:

International Headache Society, “The International Classification of Headache Disorders, Second Edition.” Cephalalgia: An International Journal of Headache, Vol. 24, Supplement 1, 2004.

Evans, Randolph W., MD; Mathew, Ninan T., MD, FRCP(C). "Handbook of Headache." Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, second edition.

South, Valerie, RN. "Migraine: Everything you need to know." Key Porter Books, 1996.

 

© Teri Robert, 2007.

Last updated September 9, 2007

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