Octreotide Dependency and Headache: A Case Report

1 August 1994

journal article
case report
Published by SAGE Publications in Cephalalgia

Vol. 14 (4) , 303-304
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1468-2982.1994.1404303.x

Abstract

We report on headache induced by a somatostatin octapeptide analog (octreotide) used for the treatment of acromegaly, This “rebound” headache has severe tension-type characteristics and occurs every 6–8 h. It resolves dramatically within minutes with octreotide administration. This is the first report of headache developing under treatment with octreotide.

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