The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate potential changes in brain morphology (cortical thickness and cortical/subcortical volume) accompanying a series of sphenopalatine ganglion...
Auriculotemporal nerve is demonstrated to contribute to migraine pain in temporal area. In particular, its relationship with the superficial temporal artery in the soft tissues superficial t...
The parent study was a survey in 28 headache centers (6 countries) which identified five potential root causes for long waiting lists that limit patient access to specialist care. Here we pe...
Migraine is underdiagnosed and undertreated. Optometrists are primary eye care providers, who regularly encounter people with migraine as an incidental finding during routine eye examination...
1.25 billion people across the globe had migraines in 2017. Apart from usual care, manual and sham acupuncture have emerged as prophylactic treatments for migraines. The objective of this re...
Anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies proved effective in the preventive treatment of chronic migraine. In this open label study, we aim to assess the effects of erenumab administr...
Non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) is a proven treatment for cluster headache and migraine. Several possible mechanisms of action by which nVNS mitigates headache have been identifi...
Numerous invasive and non-invasive neuromodulation devices have been developed and applied to patients with headache and neuralgia in recent years. However, no updated review addresses their...
Migraine is diagnosed in 5% of children in the United States by the age of ten. The estimated prevalence for children with migraine is 10%. It has become increasingly important to diagnose c...
We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR+) vs stress management for headache (SMH). We performed a randomized, assessor-blind, clinical trial...
Cluster headache (CH) is among the worst painful conditions. The available therapies are scarce and not specific, leaving many patients unsatisfied because of poor efficacy and/or tolerabili...
In our study, the aim was to identify the serum uric acid levels, a marker of oxidative stress, according to migraine subtypes (aura/without aura and episodic/chronic migraine).The study inc...
A refractory chronic migraine (RCM) accompanied by medication-overuse headache (MOH) is an extremely disabling disease. Evidence suggests that in selected patients, chronic opioids may be a ...
We describe a series of cases with unusual brain MRI findings in patients who present with headache disorders.Incidental findings in patients imaged for headache include the following: aneur...
Prior research indicates that women with migraine are at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease-related mortality, when compared with women without migraine. However, studies assessing ...
Increasing evidence suggests that vestibular migraine (VM) is a common cause of episodic vertigo, with an estimated 2.7% of US adults having been diagnosed with the condition. “Despite bei...
“Among the limited treatment options for patients with migraine, many of those used as preventatives are not highly effective and can create challenging side effects,” says David A. Semi...
Research suggests that patients with migraine have an increased sensitivity or intolerance to light, particularly flicker from sources like LED lighting and computer backlights “Often, thi...
Published studies have shown that biofeedback, cognitive behavioral therapy, and relaxation are safe and well-tolerated nonpharmacologic strategies for migraine prevention and may provide lo...
Relaxed regulations in response to the pandemic means more access to addiction treatment medications. But recovery programs are accepting fewer people, and the danger of overdose remains hig...
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