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Chronic Migraine: Role Of Cgrp Antagonists And Botox, Gabriella Hassan
Chronic Migraine: Role Of Cgrp Antagonists And Botox, Gabriella Hassan
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Chronic migraine (CM) is characterized by the International Headache Society classification (ICHD-3) as headache that occurs for greater than or equal to 15 days a month, lasting 4 or more hours. For chronic migraine patients, the goal with prophylactic treatment is to prevent future attacks and reduce the migraine frequency and severity. OnabotulinumtoxinA is the most universally accepted medication for the treatment of chronic migraine; and if successful, reduces migraine frequency up to 50%. The goal of CGRP (Calcitonin-gene-related peptide) antagonists is to reduce the frequency of chronic migraines by targeting the CGRP protein that is elevated during a migraine …