2018
Survey Analysis of the Use, Effectiveness, and Patient‐Reported Tolerability of Inhaled Oxygen Compared With Injectable Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache
Schindler EAD, Wright DA, Weil MJ, Gottschalk CH, Pittman BP, Sico JJ. Survey Analysis of the Use, Effectiveness, and Patient‐Reported Tolerability of Inhaled Oxygen Compared With Injectable Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2018, 58: 1568-1578. PMID: 30221765, DOI: 10.1111/head.13405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjectable sumatriptanCluster headacheAcute treatmentMedication responseOxygen deliverySide effectsPatient-reported side effectsSecondary analysisTherapeutic response rateCigarette smoking historyOptimization of therapyOptimal oxygen deliveryPositive predictorSmoking historyOxygen therapyCigarette smokingHeadache clinicTherapeutic optionsPatient populationPharmacologic interventionsTriptan medicationsComparable efficacyDaily attacksMale genderTherapeutic response
2015
Indoleamine Hallucinogens in Cluster Headache: Results of the Clusterbusters Medication Use Survey
Schindler EA, Gottschalk CH, Weil MJ, Shapiro RE, Wright DA, Sewell RA. Indoleamine Hallucinogens in Cluster Headache: Results of the Clusterbusters Medication Use Survey. Journal Of Psychoactive Drugs 2015, 47: 372-381. PMID: 26595349, DOI: 10.1080/02791072.2015.1107664.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCluster headacheIndoleamine hallucinogensConventional medicationsChronic cluster headachePain syndromePreventative medicationsAlternative medicationsLysergic acid diethylamideHeadache clinicConventional therapyCluster periodHeadacheMedicationsFinal analysisAcid diethylamideHallucinogensFurther investigationMost responsesSignificant numberAdditional evidenceParticipantsRemissionPatientsSyndromeClinic