[The pathogenesis and treatment of migraine (author's transl)]

191 migraine patients reported previous allergic diseases, tendency to vertigo and collapse, attacks of tachycardia, blood coagulation disorders, surgically treated cysts and fibromas and inflammatory diseases of various organs significantly more frequently than a control group similar in age, sex and social standing (N equal to 150). 140 patients reported retrospectively on the efficacy and side effects of different drugs. Ergotamine preparations showed a significantly better effect than others. The shorter the untreated attack, the more effective the preparations appeared to be. The younger the patients the better the effect of Dihydergot for interval treatment of migraine. Acupuncture was not successful. 16% of the patients abused their drugs.