Efficiency of sodium oxybate in episodic cluster headache

Headache. 2013 Oct;53(9):1490-1. doi: 10.1111/head.12068. Epub 2013 Mar 6.

Abstract

We report the case of a 60-year-old man suffering from episodic cluster headache treated successfully with sodium oxybate. Sodium oxybate may be a therapeutic option in attacks of episodic cluster headache.

Keywords: episodic cluster headache; sleep stabilization; sodium oxybate; therapeutic option.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adjuvants, Anesthesia / therapeutic use
  • Cluster Headache / diagnosis*
  • Cluster Headache / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sodium Oxybate / therapeutic use*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Adjuvants, Anesthesia
  • Sodium Oxybate