Headache
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Comparative Study
Effect of rizatriptan and other triptans on the nausea symptom of migraine: a post hoc analysis.
To compare the effects of oral rizatriptan, sumatriptan, naratriptan, and zolmitriptan on the relief and emergence of nausea during a migraine attack. ⋯ Oral rizatriptan 10 mg was more effective than oral sumatriptan and naratriptan at eliminating nausea within 2 hours in patients who had it at baseline. Rates of emergent nausea in patients who were free of it at baseline were low, and no consistent differences were observed between active treatments.
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To perform a descriptive epidemiological study of headache in medical students at Sultan Qaboos University, analyzing prevalence, symptom profile, and pattern of health care utilization. ⋯ The results of this prospective epidemiological study show that headache is highly prevalent among medical students at this university. The high prevalence rate of migraine sufferers in this student population might be due to the high female-to-male ratio (1.7:1). It is likely that analgesic use/overuse also coexists with headache in medical students at Sultan Qaboos University, since a large majority of them rely on nonprescription medications.