Open AccessMemantine ameliorates migraine headache
Author(s) -
Sundar Shanmugam,
Kranthi Karunaikadal,
Sathyanarayanan Varadarajan,
Muthuraj Krishnan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/aian.aian_294_18
Subject(s) - medicine , migraine , memantine , placebo , adverse effect , anesthesia , randomized controlled trial , dementia , disease , alternative medicine , pathology
A significant number of migraine patients do not find effective and safe treatment to reduce the frequency and severity of their migraine attacks. Hence, a need for newer therapeutic agent exists. In this study, we examined the efficacy and safety of memantine for the treatment of migraine.