title: Intra-venous chlorpromazine with fluid treatment in status migrainosus.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present the results of the intra-venous chlorpromazine with fluid treatment in patients with status migrainosus.
  
  
  METHODS
  Consecutive 21 patients with status migrainosus were received intra-venous chlorpromazine (maximum 25mg) with fluid treatment and their results were documented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete recovery of headache and nausea were seen in 20/21 and 17/21 of the patients respectively. 15/21 of patients were headache free following at 10mg chlorpromazine infusion. Most patients went on sleep after 10mg chlorpromazine infusion and when they wake already up headache free. Side effects such as tachycardia, palpitation, flushing and hypertension were seen only one of 21 patients following first dose 5mg injection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study showed that intra-venous chlorpromazine with fluid treatment for status migrainosus seems a good option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Electronic address: utkuzar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Uygar
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Utku
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gokce
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif Muruvvet
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Benli
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aytaç
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dinc
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, 46050 Kahramanmaras, Turkey.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tuncel
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000328:Adult; D000932:Antiemetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D002746:Chlorpromazine
keywords: Acute headache treatment; Intra-venous chlorpromazine; Status migrainosus