Calcitonin gene-related peptide triggers migraine-like attacks in patients with migraine with aura

Jakob Møller Hansen, Anne Werner Hauge, J. Olesen, Messoud Ashina, Jes Olesen

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    Abstract

    Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a key molecule in migraine pathogenesis. Intravenous CGRP infusion triggers delayed migraine-like attacks in patients with migraine without aura (MO). In contrast to patients with MO, in prior studies patients with familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) did not report more migraine-like attacks compared to controls. Whether CGRP triggers migraine in patients with typical (non-hemiplegic) migraine with aura is (MA) unknown. In the present study we examined the migraine inducing effect of CGRP infusion in patients suffering from MA and healthy controls.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalCephalalgia
    Volume30
    Issue number10
    Pages (from-to)1179-86
    Number of pages8
    ISSN0333-1024
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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