Treatment of status migrainosus by general anesthesia: a case report

Background and objectives: The status migrainosus is a complication of migraine characterized by severe headache for more than 72 h that did not respond to treatment, with risk of stroke and suicide. Researches on treatment are directed to drugs that stimulate GABA receptors; propofol and isoflurane...

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Main Authors: Artur Udelsmann, Priscila Saccomani, Elisabeth Dreyer, Alberto Luiz Cunha da Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0104001413001991