title: The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Patients with Migraine.
abstract: Although many patients with migraine get positive benefits from conventional pharmacological treatments, many others do not benefit sufficiently or experience adverse effects from these treatments. For that reason, these patients usually seek complementary and/or alternative medical (CAM) treatments all over the world. In general, although CAM therapies are not recommended by neurologist in Turkey, most of migraine patients, who do not respond conventional medicine treatments, seek alternative therapy. Acupuncture, botulinum toxin, mind-body interventions, and nutraceutical options are the most popular treatments. In this review, the available evidence for all these treatments will be discussed.
authors.affiliation: Başkent University Adana Application and Research Center, Division of Neurology, Adana, Turkey.
authors.forename: Başak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Karakurum Göksel
keywords: Migraine; acupuncture; behavioral treatment; biofeedback; complementary and alternative medicine; nutraceuticals