title: Chewing gum headaches.
abstract: Aspartame, a popular dietetic sweetener, may provoke headache in some susceptible individuals. Herein, we describe three cases of young women with migraine who reported their headaches could be provoked by chewing sugarless gum containing aspartame.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa, USA.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Vance
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001218:Aspartame / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D002638:Chewing Gum / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D002638:Chewing Gum; D001218:Aspartame