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An Anecdotal Case of Treatment of Headache Attributed to Airplane Travel: Are Triptans an Option?

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Abbreviations

AH:

airplane headache

CGRP:

calcitonin gene-related peptide

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  1. Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7, D1-201, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark

    Sebastian Bao Dinh Bui

  2. Neurohuset, Toldboden 1, 2. Sal 2 A, 8800, Viborg, Denmark

    Olga Antropova

  3. Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 3, B, 2-205, 9220, Aalborg East, Denmark

    Parisa Gazerani

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SBDB drafted the manuscript. OA provided clinical support and revised the manuscript drafts. PG made substantive intellectual contribution to this letter, provided academic support, and revised the manuscript drafts. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript prior to submission.

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Bui, S.B.D., Antropova, O. & Gazerani, P. An Anecdotal Case of Treatment of Headache Attributed to Airplane Travel: Are Triptans an Option?. SN Compr. Clin. Med. 1, 527–528 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-019-00076-3

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