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Botulinum toxin injection in the management of chronic migraine: the Saudi experience with a proposal for a new protocol.
Acta Neurologica Belgica 2020 October 15
There are no data from Saudi Arabia about the use of botulinum toxin for migraine prevention. In this article, we aim to study the clinical profile, safety, and response to treatment with botulinum toxin injection for migraine patients. In addition, we aim to share our experience with the use of botulinum toxin modified injection protocol (5/20/100 protocol) in the management of migraine in Saudi patients. A retrospective single-center observational study was conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The protocol for botulinum toxin injection for migraine in our hospital consisted of injecting five muscles with a total of 20 injection sites consuming 100 units of Onabotulinumtoxin A (BOTOX® , Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA). A total of 30 patients were included in our study. The mean frequency of migraine days showed a significant reduction from baseline at 15.61 ± 10.92 days per month to 6.14 ± 6.16 days (9.47 days reduction) after botulinum toxin injection (39.3% reduction; paired t test = 5.177; p = 0.0001). The frequency of using abortive medications was reduced in 19 patients (63.3%). Only four patients (13.3%) achieved a headache-free status. Only three patients (10%) had adverse events from botulinum toxin injection. In conclusion, botulinum toxin is an effective, safe, and well-tolerated treatment option for the prevention of chronic migraine. Our protocol (5/20/100 protocol) may improve the safety and cost and reduce the incidence of adverse events. Patients who do not respond to our protocol may switch to the standard protocol after the failure of the first treatment session.
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