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Review
. 2021 Sep;177(7):734-752.
doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2021.07.006. Epub 2021 Jul 30.

Revised guidelines of the French headache society for the diagnosis and management of migraine in adults. Part 2: Pharmacological treatment

A Ducros  1 , S de Gaalon  2 , C Roos  3 , A Donnet  4 , P Giraud  5 , E Guégan-Massardier  6 , M Lantéri-Minet  7 , C Lucas  8 , J Mawet  3 , X Moisset  9 , D Valade  10 , G Demarquay  11
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Revised guidelines of the French headache society for the diagnosis and management of migraine in adults. Part 2: Pharmacological treatment

A Ducros et al. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2021 Sep.

Abstract

The French Headache Society proposes updated French guidelines for the management of migraine. This article presents the second part of the guidelines, which is focused on the pharmacological treatment of migraine, including both the acute treatment of attacks and the prophylaxis of episodic migraine as well as chronic migraine with and without medication overuse. The specific situations that can be encountered in women with migraine are also discussed, including pregnancy, menstrual migraine, contraception and hormonal replacement therapy.

Keywords: Acute treatment; Chronic migraine; Episodic migraine; Guidelines; Medication overuse; Prophylactic treatment.

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