Tolerability of repetitive dihydroergotamine infusions paired with an adjustment in preventive treatment strategy in chronic headache disorders in children and youth
Repetitive DHE infusions followed by preventive treatment adjustment was well tolerated and significantly reduced headache frequency, baseline intensity, number of severe days and/or acute medication usage in children and youth with refractory headache disorders.
Authors
- Natalia Zorrilla
- Sara Pavitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6822-3118)
- Isabel Elaine Allen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9029-9744)
- Chengshi Jin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6431-790X)
- Lauren Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9399-1839)
- ANDREW T. JONES (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1324-703X)
- Amy A. Gelfand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-7905)
- Cynthia D. Morris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-9054)
- Beata Vayngortin
Institutions
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
- The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Headache and Pain
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-025-02035-x
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Migraine and Headache Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.36
Funders
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of California, San Francisco