[Use of a prostaglandin inhibitor in migraine crisis. Study of 40 cases]. / Uso de um inibidor prostaglandínico nas crises de enxaqueca. Estudo de 40 casos.

An anti-inflamatory nonsteroidal drug (indomethacin) was employed in group of 40 migrainous patients. The drug was utilized just during the attacks. Positive results were obtained in 72% of the cases. Twenty-six patients had already utilized the ergotamine tartrate on a large scale without improvement.