Plasma Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide: A Potential Biomarker for Diagnosis and Therapeutic Responses in Pediatric Migraine

Background: Plasma calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays a key role in the migraine pathophysiology. This study aimed to investigate its role in predicting diagnosis and outcome of pharmacotherapy in pediatric migraine.Methods: We prospectively recruited 120 subjects, who never took migraine-...

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Main Authors: Pi-Chuan Fan, Ping-Hung Kuo, Ming Tatt Lee, Shu-Hui Chang, Lih-Chu Chiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00010/full