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SUBMITTER: Bratbak DF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4853809 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bratbak Daniel Fossum DF Nordgård Ståle S Stovner Lars Jacob LJ Linde Mattias M Folvik Mari M Bugten Vegard V Tronvik Erling E
Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache 20150731 6
<h4>Objective</h4>The main object of this pilot study was to investigate the safety of administering onabotulinumtoxinA (BTA) towards the sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) in intractable chronic cluster headache. Efficacy data were also collected to provide indication on whether future placebo-controlled studies should be performed.<h4>Method</h4>In a prospective, open-label, uncontrolled study, we performed a single injection of 25 IU (n = 5) or 50 IU BTA (n = 5) towards the SPG in 10 patients with ...[more]