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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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