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Lithium therapy in cluster headache. Effect on iris neuromuscular junction

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The effectiveness of lithium treatment in chronic cluster headache(CH) is now well documented (1–4). It remains to established however, if the drug is effective in episodic CH (5, 6). This point is of particular importance considering that approximately 90% of patients are of episodic type. Additionally, if the effect of lithium therapy supports a primary central pathogenesis of CH (7), the exact therapeutic mechanism of lithium therefore is obscure.

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  1. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Cagliari, Italy

    Giovanni Umberto Corsini

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Fanciullacci, M., Pietrini, U., Boccuni, M., Sicuteri, F. (1984). Lithium therapy in cluster headache. Effect on iris neuromuscular junction. In: Corsini, G.U. (eds) Current Trends in Lithium and Rubidium Therapy. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7318-6_25

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