Brandon May

Brandon May is a freelance medical writer and owner of May Medical Communications, LLC. He holds a BS in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Houston. Throughout his career, he has written over 700 medical news articles across several different therapeutic areas. In addition to covering the medical news, Brandon also creates content for continuing medical education providers, hospitals, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies across the globe.

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Migraine and Headache

Repetitive Multiple Cranial Nerve Blocks Offer Effective Prevention for Chronic Migraine

Brandon May

May 6, 2020

Repetitive multiple cranial nerve blocks may offer a clinically meaningful benefit as a preventative measure in patients with chronic migraine.

Sleep Disorders

Light Therapies Feature Low Attrition and Relatively High Acceptance, Despite Research Drawbacks

Brandon May

May 5, 2020

While carefully timed light exposure may address sleep problems associated with circadian rhythm disturbances, studies that examine light therapies in the context of sleep disorders have been largely lacking in measures of adherence and acceptability of these approaches.

General Neurology

COVID-19 and Neuromyelitis Optica Disorder: A Need for Guidance-Based Management

Brandon May

April 29, 2020

Little guidance has been issued on how to manage patients with COVID-19 and coexisting neurological disorders.

AAN 2020 Conference

STOPBAG2 Offers High Discriminatory Power for Predicting OSA Severity in Adults With Epilepsy

Brandon May

April 28, 2020

The STOPBAG2 scoring instrument, which incorporates sleep-related symptoms and continuous variables for age and BMI, offers greater discriminatory power for predicting all levels of OSA severity in adults with epilepsy.

AAN 2020 Conference

Most Huntington Disease Clinics Lack Resources to Administer Intrathecal Disease Modifying Therapies

Brandon May

April 28, 2020

Researchers find that many Huntington disease specialist clinics do not have the resources available to administer DMTs appropriately with an intrathecal strategy.

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AAN 2020 Conference

Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome Criteria Feature High Sensitivity for CTE Pathology in Life

Brandon May

April 27, 2020

Researchers sought to validate traumatic encephalopathy syndrome criteria for the diagnosis and management of patients with CTE.

AAN 2020 Conference

Pimavanserin Improves Comorbid Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Parkinson Disease

Brandon May

April 27, 2020

Pimavanserin, either alone or in conjunction with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or serotonin–norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, may improve comorbid depression symptoms in patients with Parkinson disease.

AAN 2020 Conference

How Healthcare Conversations Are Impacted by Pseudobubar Affect in Patients With ALS

Brandon May

April 24, 2020

A majority of patients with ALS and a diagnosis of pseudobulbar affect do not believe their PBA symptoms have an effect on healthcare conversations.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Patients With Huntington Disease Frequently Report Emotional Issues, Fatigue, and Difficulty Thinking

Brandon May

April 20, 2020

Researchers found emotional issues, fatigue, and difficulties in thinking represent common symptomatic themes in patients with Huntington disease.

Migraine and Headache

Study Characterizes Somatotopically Specific Differences in Pain Modulation in Interictal Migraine Phase

Brandon May

April 16, 2020

Study findings suggest that pain modulation may be impaired in patients with migraine in the headache-free interval, despite an unaffected sensory profile.

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