Headache secondary to mass responsive to sumatriptan: a brief report from primary care.
Sumatriptan is effective for acute migraine headache and has been reported to ameliorate the headache of meningitis, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and pituitary mass. We report a case of headache, secondary to cerebral mass, transiently responsive to sumatriptan.
Section of Primary Care, University Health Services, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53715-1381, USA. fmgirdley@uhs.wisc.edu
Forrest M
FM
Girdley
Allan R
AR
Rifkin
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055815:Young Adult
D018170:Sumatriptan