Paroxysmal hemicrania (PH): treatment
Evidence-based neurology checklist on paroxysmal hemicrania (ph): treatment: Indomethacin The starting dose is 25mg tid orally An attempt should be made to reduce the dose every 3-6 months Indomethacin may also be administered as a 50mg dose intramuscularly Other treatments
Indomethacin
- The starting dose is 25mg tid orally
- An attempt should be made to reduce the dose every 3-6 months
- Indomethacin may also be administered as a 50mg dose intramuscularly
Other treatments
References
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- Kamourieh S, Lagrata S, Matharu MS. Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation is beneficial in chronic paroxysmal hemicrania. JNNP 2019; 90:1072-1074.
