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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Michael G. Harrington, La Canada, CA (US);
Alfred N. Fonteh, Quartz Hill, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael G. Harrington, La Canada, CA (US);
Alfred N. Fonteh, Quartz Hill, CA (US);
Assignee:
Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides methods of diagnosing migraine attacks and determining predisposition of an individual to the development of migraine based on sodium level in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and/or brain extracellular fluid. The invention also provides methods of treating migraine, wherein the individual is selected for treatment based in the individual's sodium level in the CSF and/or brain extracellular fluid. The CSF sodium level may be based on the sodium concentration in the saliva.