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Review
. 2020 Apr;47(2):295-303.
doi: 10.1016/j.cps.2020.01.003. Epub 2020 Feb 6.

Migraine Treatment

Danielle Olla  1 , Justin Sawyer  1 , Nicole Sommer  2 , John B Moore 4th  3
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Review

Migraine Treatment

Danielle Olla et al. Clin Plast Surg. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Migraine headaches affect more than 35 million Americans and are ranked the third-highest cause of disability worldwide, resulting in decreased quality of life and serious economic consequences. There are 4 types of migraine headaches: frontal, temporal, occipital, and rhinogenic. Each type has a well-described trigger site. Migraines headaches often are refractory to medical therapy and may respond well to botulinum toxin type A. Migraine surgery is another option to release trigger sites. A systematic review of the migraine surgery literature found an average success rate of 90%, with elimination or greater than 50% improvement of migraine headaches after migraine surgery.

Keywords: Botulinum toxin type A; Migraine; Migraine headaches; Migraine surgery; Migraine trigger zones.

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Disclosure The authors have nothing to disclose.

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