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Current management: migraine headache

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2018

Stephen D. Silberstein
Stephen D. Silberstein*
Affiliation:
Jefferson Headache Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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*Address for correspondence: Stephen D. Silberstein, Department of Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, 900 Walnut Street, 2nd Floor, Ste. 200, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. (Email: Stephen.Silberstein@jefferson.edu)
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Abstract

Migraine varies in its frequency, severity, and impact; treatment should consider these variations and the patient’s needs and goals. Migraine pharmacologic treatment may be acute (abortive) or preventive (prophylactic), and patients often require both. New medication devices are available or in development, including an intracutaneous, microneedle system of zolmitriptan and sumatriptan, and breath-powered powder sumatriptan intranasal treatment. Lasmiditan, a 5-HT1F receptor agonist, is in development for acute treatment, as are small molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonists (Gepants) for acute and preventive treatment. Antibodies to CGRP and its receptor are being developed for migraine prevention. All 4 treatments are effective and have, as of yet, no safety concerns.

Keywords

Acute treatmentheadachemigrainemonoclonal antibodiespreventative treatment
Type
CME Review Article
Information
CNS Spectrums , Volume 22 , Supplement S1: CME SUPPLEMENT , December 2017 , pp. 1 - 13
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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This activity is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Lilly USA.

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