title: Botulinum Toxin in Migraine Treatment.
abstract: Since botulinum toxin might have a therapeutic effect on pain, many studies investigating the efficiency of botulinum toxin in headache treatment have been done. The most satisfying results were achieved by botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) in the treatment of chronic migraine. In this paper, we reviewed the clinical effectiveness of BoNT/A in migraine and included our clinical experience. In our ongoing pilot study, where we have repeated BoNT/A injections every 12 weeks, The difference in the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) scores between the first and the second injections was 61.1%; and between the first and the 3rd injections was found to be 65.72%.
authors.affiliation: Acıbadem University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Elif
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ilgaz Aydinlar
authors.affiliation: Acıbadem University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Pınar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yalinay Dikmen
authors.affiliation: Acıbadem University, Medical Faculty, Department of Neurology, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sağduyu Kocaman
keywords: Botulinum toxin; chronic migraine; headache