Abortive medication
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Abortive medication is used to interrupt an attack or episode of severe headache
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Headache
A headache or cephalalgia is pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It can be a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and neck. The brain tissue itself is not sensitive to pain because it lacks pain receptors. Rather, the pain is caused by disturbance of the...
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See also
- Prophylaxis
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