title: Treatment of cluster headache in pregnancy and lactation.
abstract: Cluster headache (CH) is a neurovascular headache syndrome characterized by headache attacks that occur with a circadian and circannual periodicity. The calculated prevalence of CH in reproductive-aged women is 7.5 of 100,000 women. Although data suggest that CH during pregnancy is a relatively rare condition, when it does occur, attacks remain unchanged in character and severity in the majority of patients. Thus, treatment of CH in pregnant and lactating women may remain a significant therapeutic challenge. This manuscript briefly reviews the epidemiology of CH in women, and then focuses on treatment options for both acute and preventative management of CH in pregnant and lactating women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina, Carolina Headache Institute, Chapel Hill, 27516, USA. calhouna@carolinaheadacheinstitute.com
authors.forename: Anne H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Calhoun
authors.forename: B Lee
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Peterlin
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003027:Cluster Headache / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D010100:Oxygen / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D010100:Oxygen