Emerging drugs for migraine prophylaxis and treatment
Bigal, M.E.; Krymchantowski, A.V.
Medgenmed Medscape General Medicine 8(2): 31
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 1531-0132 PMID: 16926770 Document Number: 604790
Migraine is a chronic neurologic disorder with heterogeneous characteristics resulting in a range of symptom profiles, burden, and disability. Migraine affects nearly 12% of the adult population in occidental countries, imposing considerable economic and social losses. The pharmacologic treatment of migraine includes preventive and acute strategies. A better understanding of the migraine pathophysiology along with the discovery of novel molecular targets has lead to a growing number of upcoming therapeutic proposals. This review focuses on new and emerging agents for the treatment of migraine.