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Author: search.filters.author.Dikmen, Pinar YalinaySubject: search.filters.subject.chronic migraine

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    Botulinum Toxin in Migraine Treatment
    (TURKISH NEUROPSYCHIATRY ASSOC-TURK NOROPSIKIYATRI DERNEGI, 2013-01-01) Aydinlar, Elif Ilgaz; Dikmen, Pinar Yalinay; Kocaman, Ayse Sagduyu
    Since botulinum toxin might have a therapeutic effect on pain, many studies investigating the efficiency of botulinum toxin in headache treatment have been done. The most satisfying results were achieved by botulinum toxin type A (BoNT/A) in the treatment of chronic migraine. In this paper, we reviewed the clinical effectiveness of BoNT/A in migraine and included our clinical experience. In our ongoing pilot study, where we have repeated BoNT/A injections every 12 weeks, The difference in the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) scores between the first and the second injections was 61.1\%