Published in:
01-02-2021 | Migraine | Journal Club
The use of calcitonin gene related peptide monoclonal antibodies in the difficult to treat migraine population
Authors:
T. Cosslett, C. Mitchell
Published in:
Journal of Neurology
|
Issue 2/2021
Login to get access
Excerpt
Migraine is characterised by recurrent severe unilateral headaches often associated with nausea, vomiting, phonophobia, photophobia and other neurological sequelae. It is a significant cause of morbidity, affecting an estimated 1.04 billion people worldwide and is responsible for the second-highest number of years lived with disability worldwide. Despite the on-going development and wide availability of effective treatments for acute attacks as well as prophylaxis, there remains a significant proportion of people with migraine resistant to conventional therapies. …