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Would you avoid triptans in patients with CADASIL?

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Neurology · University of Virginia, School of Medicine
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Most patients with CADASIL have migraines with aura (including hemiplegic migraine and the severe form known as CADASIL encephalopathy). There is no evidence contradicting the use of triptans in CADASIL specifically. However, smaller studies and systematic reviews, and meta-analyses have shown that ...

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