Case report: Therapeutic response for new daily persistent headache by a tumor necrosis factor alpha antagonist, lithium

New daily persistent headache (NDPH) is an uncommon, treatment-resistant primary headache disorder that was first describe by Vanast in 1986 as a benign syndrome. Elevated TNF-alpha levels on CSF of NDPH patients as a possible cause of this disease. TNF-alpha inhibitors like doxycycline, venlafaxine...

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Main Authors: Ernesto M Bancalari, Astrid Wicht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-03-01
Series:Cephalalgia Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/25158163211000316