Lithium therapy in cluster headache
- PMID: 488146
- DOI: 10.1159/000115087
Lithium therapy in cluster headache
Abstract
The authors used lithium carbonate in the treatment of 15 patients with cluster headache (chronic and episodice form). Disappearance of attacks was achieved in 5 patients (1 chronic and 4 episodic), significant improvement in 5 (4 chronic and 1 episodic) and in 4 cases (2 chronic and 2 episodic) treatment was ineffective.
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