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Effectiveness of aripiprazole for medication overuse headache: A case report
Author(s) -
Yamada Kazuo,
Makihara Yasuyuki,
Imamura Yoshiki
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2011.02194.x
Subject(s) - aripiprazole , partial agonist , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , medicine , psychiatry , agonist , dopamine agonist , psychology , receptor
Aripiprazole, a dopamine D2 receptor partial agonist, has been used to treat schizophrenia and might be effective for alcohol dependence and craving. We treated a 53‐year‐old woman with refractory medication overuse headache, which was successfully treated with aripiprazole. Our experience suggests that aripiprazole may be effective for patients with medication overuse headache.