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The importance of the heart in cluster headache treatment

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boxed-textCohen AS et al. (2007) Electrocardiographic abnormalities in patients with cluster headache on verapamil therapy. Neurology 69: 668–675

Verapamil is the drug of choice in cluster headache; higher doses are needed than in cardiologic conditions, so regular ECG monitoring and a fixed regimen of 2 weeks' intake before any dose increase are mandatory

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  1. Department of Systems Neuroscience, University Clinic Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, D–20246 Hamburg, Germany a.may@uke.uni-hamburg.de

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