Introduction Patients with refractory chronic migraine have poor quality of life. Intravenous infusions are indicated to rapidly βbreak the cycleβ of pain. Lidocaine infusions may be effective but evidence is limited. Methods The records of 832 hospital admissions involving continuous multiday lidocaine infusions for migraine were reviewed. All patients met criteria for refractory chronic migraine. …
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