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Cluster Headache Management With Methylphenidate (Ritalin)
Author(s) -
Mellick Gary A.,
Mellick Larry B.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1046/j.1526-4610.1998.3809710.x
Subject(s) - methylphenidate , cluster headache , cluster (spacecraft) , psychology , psychiatry , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , computer science , migraine , programming language
The authors report rapid cluster headache relief in a 43‐year‐old man with a 5‐year history of refractory cluster headache. The patient described complete headache relief within 10 minutes of taking 10 mg of methylphenidate (Ritalin) when used to abort the onset of his headaches. Subsequently, a scheduled Ritalin dose taken each morning was sufficient to prevent his nightly headaches. In addition, 1 week of prophylactic methylphenidate therapy halted the series of cluster headaches. This is the first reported case of relief of cluster headaches with methylphenidate.