Antimigraine Medications Health Article

BOOKS

"Headache." Section 14, Chapter 168 in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 2002.

Pelletier, Kenneth R., MD. The Best Alternative Medicine, Part II, "CAM Therapies for Specific Conditions: Headache." New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002.

"Psychogenic Pain Syndromes." Section 14, Chapter 167 in The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, edited by Mark H. Beers, MD, and Robert Berkow, MD. Whitehouse Station, NJ: Merck Research Laboratories, 2002.

Wilson, Billie Ann, RN, PhD, Carolyn L. Stang, PharmD, and Margaret T. Shannon, RN, PhD. Nurses Drug Guide 2000. Stamford, CT: Appleton and Lange, 1999.

PERIODICALS

Corbo, J. "The Role of Anticonvulsants in Preventive Migraine Therapy." Current Pain and Headache Reports 7 (February 2003): 63–66.

Freitag, F. G. "Preventative Treatment for Migraine and Tension-Type Headaches: Do Drugs Having Effects on Muscle Spasm and Tone Have a Role?" CNS Drugs 17 (2003): 373–381.

Kalin, P. "The Common Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)—Portrait of a Medicinal Herb." [in German] Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde 10 (April 2003) (Suppl. 1): 41–44.

Kruit, Mark C., MD, Mark A. van Buchem, MD, PhD, Paul A. M. Hofman, MD, PhD, et al. "Migraine as a Risk Factor for Subcortical Brain Lesions." Journal of the American Medical Association 291 (January 28, 2004): 427–434.

Malapira, Amelito, MD, and Jorge Mendizabal, MD. "Migraine Headache." eMedicine 22 September 2003 (May 9, 2004). <http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic218.htm>.

Punay, Nestor C., MD, and James R. Couch, MD, PhD. "Antidepressants in the Treatment of Migraine Headache." Current Pain and Headache Reports 7 (February 2003): 51–54.

Sahai, Soma, MD, Robert Cowan, MD, and David Y. Ko, MD. "Pathophysiology and Treatment of Migraine and Related Headache." eMedicine 30 April 2002 (May 9, 2004). <http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic517.htm>.

Silberstein, S. D., and P. J. Goadsby. "Migraine: Preventive Treatment." Cephalalgia 22 (September 2002): 491–512.

Tepper, S. J., and D. Millson. "Safety Profile of the Triptans." Expert Opinion on Drug Safety 2 (March 2003): 123–132.

Victor, S., and S. Ryan. "Drugs for Preventing Migraine Headaches in Children." Cochrane Database System Review 4 (2003): CD002761.

Waeber, C. "Emerging Drugs in Migraine Treatment." Expert Opinion on Emerging Drugs 8 (November 2003): 437–456.

OTHER

Cleveland Clinic Health System. "Migraines in Children and Adolescents." (May 9, 2004.) <http://www.cchs.net/health/healthinfo/docs/2500/2555.asp?index=9637>.

NINDS. "Migraine Information Page." NINDS, 2003 (May 9, 2004). <http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/migraineupdate.htm>.

ORGANIZATIONS

American Council for Headache Education (ACHE). 19 Mantua Road, Mt. Royal, NJ 08061. (856) 423-0258; Fax: (856) 423-0082. achehq@talley.com. <http://www.achenet.org>.

International Headache Society (IHS). Oakwood, 9 Willowmead Drive, Prestbury, Cheshire SK10 4BU, United Kingdom. +44 (0) 1625 828663; Fax: +44 (0) 1625 828494. rosemary@ihs.u-net.com. <http://216.25.100.131>.

National Headache Foundation. 820 North Orleans, Suite 217, Chicago, IL 60610. (773) 525-7357 or (888) NHF-5552. <http://www.headaches.org>.

U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857-0001. (888) INFO-FDA (463-6332). <http://www.fda.gov>.

Rebecca Frey, PhD