An evidence-based review of oral magnesium supplementation in the preventive treatment of migraine

@article{Teigen2015AnER,
  title={An evidence-based review of oral magnesium supplementation in the preventive treatment of migraine},
  author={Levi M. Teigen and Christopher J. Boes},
  journal={Cephalalgia},
  year={2015},
  volume={35},
  pages={912 - 922}
}
Background Migraine is an incompletely understood, debilitating disorder that lacks a universally effective treatment. Magnesium participates in a variety of biochemical processes related to migraine pathophysiology, and a deficiency could contribute to migraine development. Methods A review of the literature from 1990 to the present on magnesium and migraine was conducted. Review The authors identified 16 studies aimed at magnesium status assessment in migraine, and four intervention trials… 
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