Abstract
Investigators from Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, evaluated the clinical features, prognosis, and prophylaxis of cyclic vomiting syndrome and the relationship between the syndrome and levels of adrenocorticotropic/antidiuretic hormones (ACTH/ADH).
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Related Article: Hikita T, Kodama H, Ogita K, Kaneko S, Nakamoto N, Mimaki M
Prophylactic therapy was started for 18 patients with severe symptoms; valproic acid (VA), VA with phenobarbital, phenobarbital, and amitriptyline were effective in 9, 4, 3, and 1 patient, respectively
A relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and migraine is supported by biochemical, muscle biopsy, genetics, and therapy with riboflavin, coenzyme Q10, niacin, carnitine, and topiramate [3]
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Related Article: Hikita T, Kodama H, Ogita K, Kaneko S, Nakamoto N, Mimaki M. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL; and Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL Cyclic vomiting syndrome in infants and children: A clinical follow-up study.
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