Huma U. Sheikh, MD

A 32-year-old woman with a history of headaches presents to her physician with increased frequency of migraine and positional headache.

The understanding of the mechanisms of allodynia, a frequent migraine comorbidity, is essential to the treatment of both conditions as allodynia can be disabling and may affect the response to migraine treatment.

Acupuncture, neurostimulation, and other alternative treatments have been associated with up to a 50% reduction in headache days.

Huma Sheikh, MD, discusses some of her top picks from presentations made at the 2016 AHS annual meeting.

Huma U. Sheikh, MD, provides highlights of recent clinical research in headache.

Patients undergoing cardiac surgery should be evaluated for cardiovascular disease to assess stroke risk.

There is much promising research ongoing in the world of migraine prevention and treatment.

A patient presenting with headache may have a broad range of symptoms. Here’s how to narrow down your diagnosis.

The meeting was abuzz with excitement about a new potential treatment targeted directly at migraines.

Huma U. Sheikh, MD, shares her thoughts on sessions of interest from the upcoming AHS Annual Scientific Meeting.

Overlapping clinical characteristics between women with migraine and those using contraceptives may indicate an elevated risk of stroke.