Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2019 Nov;37(4):727-742.
doi: 10.1016/j.ncl.2019.07.006.

Acute Treatment of Migraine

Affiliations
Review

Acute Treatment of Migraine

Stewart J Tepper. Neurol Clin. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

All patients with migraine merit acute treatment, which should optimally achieve a sustained pain-free response. Maximum acute treatment is associated with reduced risk of transformation of episodic to chronic migraine. The American Headache Society published the most recent complete evidence assessment of acute migraine treatments in 2015. Noninvasive neuromodulation represents a new, Food and Drug Administration-approved nonsignificant risk alternative for acute migraine therapy. The future of acute migraine treatment includes new devices and formulations of existing medications, new classes of acute medications, and new noninvasive nonsignificant risk neuromodulation devices, with many anticipated in the next few years.

Keywords: Acute migraine treatment; Ditans; Ergots; Gepants; Migraine; NSAIDs; Neuroleptics; Triptans.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

MeSH terms