[Pathogenesis and treatment of migraine (neuroendocrinologic aspect)]

In 24 women with simple and ophthalamic migraine the authors employed neuropeptide 8-arginine-vasopressin under control of plasma levels of ACTH and cortisol and rheoencephalographic parameters. The authors observed a marked clinical effect, normalization of hypothalamoadrenal function and improvement in the cerebral hemodynamics.