Menstruation and Migraine: Can We End the Cycle?
Researchers found that lower levels of estrogen during menstruation cause women to be more vulnerable to migraines than men.
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Treating Migraine in the Elderly: Navigating Polypharmacy and Comorbidities
Considering individual patient factors, effects of aging, and using online tools for drug interactions will aid in treatment of migraines in the elderly. -
Migraine and Alcohol: Encouraging a Healthy Balance of Indulgence and Vigilance
Based on the literature, investigators found no reason to tell patients with headache to abstain from alcohol. -
Managing Migraine During Pregnancy and Lactation
A particular challenge in this population is the effective management of migraine during pregnancy and lactation while minimizing the risk for harm to the fetus. -
Surgical, Nonsurgical Treatments for Chronic Migraine: Evidence and Relevancy
There are many procedural treatments for migraine that are effective and safe, including peripheral nerve blocks, trigger point injections, botulinum toxin injections, and sphenopalatine ganglion blocks.
Journal Articles
Friedman BW, Mohamed S, Robbins MS, et al. A randomized, sham-controlled trial of bilateral greater occipital nerve blocks with bupivacaine for acute migraine patients refractory to standard emergency department treatment with metoclopramide
[published online August, 25 2018]. Headache. doi: 10.1111/head.13395
[published online August, 25 2018]. Headache. doi: 10.1111/head.13395
VanderPluym J, Dodick DW, Lipton RB, Ma Y, Loupe PS, Bigal ME. Fremanezumab for preventive treatment of migraine: Functional status on headache-free days
[published online August 17, 2018]. Neurology. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000544321.19316.40
[published online August 17, 2018]. Neurology. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000544321.19316.40
Lauritsen CG, Silberstein SD. Rationale for electrical parameter determination in external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) for migraine: A narrative review
[published online August 23,2018]. Cephalalgia. doi: 10.1177/0333102418796781
[published online August 23,2018]. Cephalalgia. doi: 10.1177/0333102418796781
Do TP, Heldarskard GF, Kolding LT, Hvedstrup J, Schytz HW. Myofascial trigger points in migraine and tension-type headache.
J Headache Pain. 2018;19(1):84.
J Headache Pain. 2018;19(1):84.
Lai J, Harrison RA, Plecash A, Field TS. A narrative review of persistent post-stroke headache – A new entry in the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition
[published online August 27, 2018]. Headache. doi: 10.1111/head.13382
[published online August 27, 2018]. Headache. doi: 10.1111/head.13382
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