Non-Migraine Headache Increases the Risk for Tinnitus and Sudden Deafness
Individuals with non-migraine headache have a higher risk for tinnitus, sensorineural hearing impairment, and sudden deafness than individuals without chronic headache.
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Revised ICHD-3 Criteria Identifies Distinct Features of Chronic Cluster Headache
Revised criteria from the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3), can differentiate between chronic cluster headache (CCH) and episodic cluster headache (ECH) and may increase the number of CCH diagnoses.
Higher Nerve Sensitivity to Mechanical Stimuli in Tension-Type Headache
Women with vs without frequent episodic tension-type headache (TTH) may have greater nerve sensitivity in response to mechanical stimuli, according to a study in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. In this case-control, cross-sectional analysis, 32 consecutive women with TTH and 32 age-matched control individuals without a history of headache over the previous year were recruited from…
Investigational Ubrogepant Does Not Confer Hepatotoxicity in Healthy Individuals
Ubrogepant — a small-molecule, orally delivered, and specific calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist under investigation for acute treatment of migraine — features a favorable tolerability profile in healthy adults, study results published in Cephalalgia suggest. Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonism was previously shown to be effective in the acute treatment of migraine attacks. However, the…
Dry Eye Symptoms Associated With Reduced Visual Quality of Life in Migraine
Researchers aimed to identify the ocular symptoms driving the reduction in visual quality of life in patients with migraine.
Reviewing Noninvasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Migraine, Cluster Headache
Emerging findings suggest that cervical noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation using the gammaCore device may represent an option with efficacy comparable to that of surgically implanted cervical vagus nerve stimulation, with a lower risk for side effects.
Biofeedback May Be Efficacious for Headache
Biofeedback may effectively improve headache and urinary incontinence related to prostatectomy.
Worse Cervical Muscle Performance Found in Women With Migraine
Women with migraine are more likely to present with worse performance of the cervical muscles, both in force production and muscle activity, compared with women without migraine.
Integrated Care May Improve Migraine and Chronic Tension-Type Headache
Researchers analyzed the efficacy of interdisciplinary multimodal integrated care in patients with chronic migraine and/or tension-type headache.
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.
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