[Chronic cluster headache: course and outcome of treatment].
We analyze the results of treatment and the course of disease in 20 patients suffering from chronic cluster headache. Patients were followed for an average of 5 years. Sumatriptan provided the most effective relief of symptoms in those who used that medication. The results of surgical and medical prophylaxes were poor. The disease either remitted or changed to an episodic variety after several months or years in most patients. There is no evidence to suggest that these changes were related to any particular treatment.
Alberca
R
R
Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla.
López
J M
JM
Aguilera
J M
JM
Casado
J L
JL
Arenas
C
C
Serrano
V
V
Moreno
A
A
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D004878:Ergotamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007213:Indomethacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D012668:Trigeminal Ganglion / Q000601:surgery
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D018170:Sumatriptan; D004878:Ergotamine; D010100:Oxygen; D007213:Indomethacin
La cefalea en racimos crónica: evolución y resultados de los tratamientos.