• Curr Pain Headache Rep · Jul 2024

    Review

    Triptans in the Acute Migraine Management of Children and Adolescents: An Update.

    • ChatterjeeJessica HauserJH0000-0002-9992-1736University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology and Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. Jessica.Haus and Heidi K Blume.
    • University of Washington School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Division of Child Neurology and Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. Jessica.HauserChatterjee@seattlechildrens.org.
    • Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2024 Jul 1; 28 (7): 641649641-649.

    Purpose Of ReviewTo summarize recent findings regarding triptan use in the acute treatment of pediatric migraine.Recent FindingsPrevalence of pediatric migraine is rising. The American Headache Society and American Academy of Neurology updated guidelines to provide evidence-based recommendations for the treatment of acute migraine in youth. In the setting of a dearth of new randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we review current guidelines, triptan use in the emergency department, and an era of secondary analyses. Measuring the efficacy of triptans in pediatric migraine has been challenged by high placebo response rates. Secondary analyses, combining data from multiple RCTs, support that triptans are safe and effective in the treatment of migraine. Triptans are a vital tool and the only FDA-approved migraine-specific treatment available in pediatrics. There is a need for further studies and funding support in pediatric headache medicine.© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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