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Features

Thunderclap Headache: An Overview

In an interview with Neurology Advisor, Robert Cowan, MD, FAAN explains how thunderclap headache may be the only early warning sign of vascular changes or brain injury.
Navigating Effective Approaches to Migraine Treatment for the Underinsured

Approximately, 26% of participants who were underinsured or uninsured were able to navigate through consultation, diagnosis, and treatment.
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.
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.

News

Metabolic Changes From Age Associated With Migraine Pathophysiology

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Neurology Advisor Contributing Writer

March 18, 2019

Vestibular Migraine Features Wide Range of Symptoms and Comorbidities

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Neurology Advisor Contributing Writer

March 15, 2019

Associations Between Maternal and Offspring Migraine Examined

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Neurology Advisor Contributing Writer

March 14, 2019

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

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

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

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.

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

Patient Education Materials

Monthly Headache Diary
Weekly Headache Diary
Daily Headache Diary
The American Migraine Foundation educational materials.
Your Migraine, Your Symptoms : What You Need To Know
Menstrual Migraine Brochure

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