"The Triptan's Hangover": A Multicentric Cross-sectional Observational Study of the Adverse Events of Triptans in Patients With Migraine.

The emergence of triptans represented a breakthrough in the treatment of migraine, but in clinical practice, patients describe symptoms that resemble those of a hangover after taking them. We propose the use of the Hangover Symptoms Scale (HSS) to evaluate this syndrome in patients that take triptans, which may help identify patients at higher risk of presenting these adverse effects that may interfere with therapeutic compliance.A cross-sectional observational pilot study with prospective data collection through a clinical-demographic questionnaire and the HSS was carried out on patients with migraine treated in headache units in 3 tertiary hospitals in Madrid.

Quality assurance in specialized headache units in Spain: an observational prospective study.

Objective: To assess the quality of the therapeutic approach in Specialized Headache Units in Spain.

Methods: An observational (prospective) study was conducted. Anonymized data of 313 consecutive patients during a defined period of time were analyzed and a comparison of performance in 13 consensual quality indicators between Specialized Headache Units and neurology consultations was calculated.

[Effectiveness of lacosamide in the treatment of refractory neuropathic pain: an open observational trial].

Introduction: Although different treatments are available for neuropathic pain, these patients are often refractory, which makes it necessary to test treatments that, as they have proven useful in other pathologies, could be effective in neuropathic pain.

Patients And Methods: The study made use of the medical records of patients who had been treated with lacosamide for neuropathic pain in different hospitals in the central area of the peninsula and who fulfilled similar characteristics in terms of refractoriness to other standard treatments, in a follow-up that lasted at least six months, or who had had to stop treatment with that drug for some reason or another. A sample of 114 patients (61 males and 53 females) with a mean age of 60.

[NeuroBehçet: A case].

Behçet's disease is an inflammatory systemic disorder, with oral and genital ulcers, as well as ophthalmologic and cutaneous disturbances. 5% of the patients have neurological alterations. We present a case of neuroBehçet with a rare neurological involvement.