Drug Research, Table of Contents Drug Res (Stuttg) 2018; 68(01): 60DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-117894 Letter © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkDaily Scheduled Opioids as Monotherapy for Prevention of Migraine-Triggered Epilepsy Authors Author Affiliations Iraj Derakhshan 1 Private Practice, Neurology, Charleston, United States Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article(opens in new window) Full Text References References 1 Jand A, Palizvan MR. Sumatriptan, an Antimigraine Drug, Inhibits Pentylenetetrazol-induced Seizures in NMRI Mice. Drug Res (Stuttg) 2017; 67: 179-182 2 Shevel EI. A report of three patients in whom the surgical closure of terminal branches of the external carotid arteries for treatment of migraine resulted in significantly reduced frequency of epileptic attacks. S Afr Med J. 2016; 106: 1084-1085 3 Wilner AN, Sharma BK, Thompson AR. et al. Analgesic opioid use in a health-insured epilepsy population during 2012. Epilepsy Behav. 2016; 57 Pt A 126-132 4 Wilner AN, Sharma BK, Thompson AR. et al. Analgesic opioid use in a health-insured epilepsy population during 2012: Response to Derakhshan. Epilepsy Behav. 2016; 60: 239 5 Simonato M, Romualdi P. Dynorphin and epilepsy. Prog Neurobiol. 1996; 50: 557-583