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Papers: 22 Aug 2020 - 28 Aug 2020


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2020 Aug 19


Cephalalgia

Adverse effects of erenumab on cerebral proliferative angiopathy: A case report.

Authors

Lehman LL, Bruccoleri R, Danehy A, Swanson J, Mrakotsky C, Smith E, Orbach DB, Burstein R
Cephalalgia. 2020 Aug 19:333102420950484.
PMID: 32814432.

Abstract

Cerebral proliferative angiopathy is a vascular malformation associated with compromised blood-brain barrier and with migraine-like headache. Treating blood-brain barrier-compromised patients with erenumab, an anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor monoclonal antibody, may be risky.