Salivary CGRP can monitor the different migraine phases: CGRP (in)dependent attacks.
Alicia AlpuenteVictor José GallardoLaila AsskourEdoardo CaronnaMarta Torres-FerrusPatricia Pozo-RosichPublished in: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (2021)
Salivary CGRP-LI levels, which interictally are elevated in episodic migraine patients, usually increase during a migraine attack in the majority of patients. However, not every attack is CGRP-dependent, which in turn, might explain different underlying pathophysiology and response to treatment.