학술논문
Adult Abdominal Migraine Improved by OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections
Document Type
Clinical report
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Source
Case Reports in Neurology. September 2021, Vol. 13 Issue 3, p664, 4 p.
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Language
English
Abstract
Author(s): Neal Hermanowicz Introduction Abdominal migraine has often been regarded as occurring in childhood and has been less frequently reported in adults [1]. The International Headache Society (IHS) describes the [...]
Abdominal migraine is often regarded as a childhood disorder and less commonly described in adults. However, gastrointestinal symptoms are known to occur to adult migraine patients, and recognition of adult abdominal migraine may facilitate treatment of the recurrent abdominal symptoms and avoidance of unproductive and sometimes invasive therapies. Here, I describe a patient with chronic migraine headaches and recurrent abdominal pain both of which showed sustained improvement after treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA injections. Keywords: Migraine, Abdominal migraine, Onabotulinum toxinA, Abdominal pain
Abdominal migraine is often regarded as a childhood disorder and less commonly described in adults. However, gastrointestinal symptoms are known to occur to adult migraine patients, and recognition of adult abdominal migraine may facilitate treatment of the recurrent abdominal symptoms and avoidance of unproductive and sometimes invasive therapies. Here, I describe a patient with chronic migraine headaches and recurrent abdominal pain both of which showed sustained improvement after treatment with onabotulinumtoxinA injections. Keywords: Migraine, Abdominal migraine, Onabotulinum toxinA, Abdominal pain