Pharmacogenetic insights into migraine treatment in children.

Pediatric migraine is a disabling condition that can affect the everyday activities and emotional states of children. Due to the multifactorial character of the pathology and the variety of the disease's phenotypes, establishment of an effective treatment is often challenging. Pharmacological treatment is often administered off-label and includes very different drugs, from analgesics to antidepressants.

Sodium channel antagonists for the treatment of migraine.

Introduction: Migraine has a strong social impact, influencing both quality of life and work productivity. Therapeutic approach of migraine consists of a multimodal program of pharmacotherapy and behavioral therapy in order to reduce the risk of chronification. Indications for the use of preventive therapy are three or more attacks per month, significant disability, attack duration that is > 90 min.