Dependent Personality Trait in Chronic Migraine
Investigators suggest that physicians should assess personality traits in patients with chronic migraine to predict treatment response.
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Onabotulinum May Decrease Opioid Use, Reduce Severity and Frequency of Nonmigraine Headache
In patients with chronic nonmigraine headaches, onabotulinum toxin type A injections may reduce pain severity and frequency of headaches.
Galcanezumab Shows Significant Response in Episodic Migraine
Investigators assessed the monthly onset of treatment effect for galcanezumab in the change in mean number of monthly migraine headache days.
Trial Results Indicate Potential for Celecoxib in the Acute Treatment of Migraine Pain
An oral solution of celecoxib, a selective inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase 2, is superior to placebo for the acute treatment of migraine pain.
Sleep-Wake Disturbances Impact Approximately Half of Children With Acquired Brain Injury
Sleep-wake disturbances affect approximately 50% of children with acquired brain injury, and many children with preadmission chronic conditions have an increased risk for sleep-wake disturbances, a study in Pediatric Neurology suggests. A total of 78 children (median age, 9.9 years) with acquired brain injury who had been released from critical care hospitalization within 3 months…
Will Term Limits Fix Academic Medicine’s Diversity Problem?
Women account for only 18% of US medical school deans, and underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities account for only 12%.
Depression, High-Frequency Migraine Increase Risk for Chronic Migraine in Episodic Migraine
Researchers found data that showed risk factors in episodic migraine that included annual household income.
Narrower Emergency Department Internet Searches Return Higher Quality Results
PubMed Clinical Queries and Google Scholar search engines set to narrow search are more efficient in returning relevant and high-quality research results than standard PubMed and Google search tools.
Migraine Knowledge Gaps Lead to Misdiagnoses and Delayed Treatment
A knowledge gap is explored by investigators as the cause of delayed treatment in migraine.
Vestibular Migraine Differs From Standard Migraine in Terms of Roll Tilt Perceptual Thresholds
Vestibular migraine (VM) differs from migraine without vestibular symptoms in regard to mild and low frequency roll tilt (of the head) perceptual thresholds, a study in Science Reports suggests. The study enrolled patients with VM, measuring the frequency-dependence of self-motion perceptual thresholds during movements. These movements were designed to activate the canals and otolith organs…
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