Remission of refractory chronic cluster headache after warfarin administrations: case report

Isolated reports of a possible positive effect of anti-coagulant drugs, among them heparin, warfarin and acenocumarol, in migraine prophylaxis are found in the literature. We report the case of a 37 years old man suffering from refractory chronic cluster headache that presented remission with the administration of warfarin for the treatment of deep venous thrombosis associated to arterial thrombosis. We did not found any case like that in the literature.

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Main Authors: Souza,Jano Alves de, Moreira Filho,Pedro Ferreira, Jevoux,Carla da Cunha, Martins,Geraldo Fortuna, Pitombo,André Bettini
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 2004
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2004000600029
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