title: Sumatriptan for headache caused by head and neck cancer.
abstract: The use of sumatriptan for the treatment of migraine and cluster headache is well established. Sumatriptan has also been reported to be effective for the treatment of postdural puncture headache, postictal headache, and headache related to intravenous immunoglobulin infusion. We report two patients with headache caused by locally invasive head and neck cancer relieved by oral sumatriptan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Manfredi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shenoy
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Payne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006261:Headache / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D018170:Sumatriptan