High Prevalence of Comorbid Headache Signals Need for PsA Treatment Improvements
Study results showed that patients with psoriatic arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis had a greater prevalence of headache than control participants....
Migraine/Headache
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Activation of ATP-sensitive potassium channels triggers migraine attacks independent of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.
The present study aimed to investigate whether levcromakalim, a K channel opener, induces migraine attacks in people with migraine pre-treated with erenumab, a monoclonal CGRP receptor antib...
Switching anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in chronic migraine: real-world observations of erenumab, fremanezumab and galcanezumab.
The anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies (anti-CGRP-mAb) are effective in migraine; however, few studies have examined the benefit of switching from one anti-CGRP-mAb t...
Global, regional, and national epidemiology of migraine and tension-type headache in youths and young adults aged 15-39 years from 1990 to 2019: findings from the global burden of disease study 2019.
In recent years, headache disorders have garnered significant attention as a pressing global health issue. This concern is especially pronounced in low- to middle-income countries and exhibi...
Functional neurological seizures and migraine: A systematic review and case series.
The seizure subtype of functional neurological disorder (FND-seizures) is a common neuropsychiatric condition manifesting with episodic epilepsy-like events. Despite the common belief that F...
#VisualAbstract: Atogepant for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine (PROGRESS)
BookmarkClick here to read this study in The Lancet ©2023 2 Minute Medicine, Inc. All rights reserved. No works may be reproduced without expressed written consent from 2 Minute Medicine, I...
Cervicogenic headache.
Cervicogenic headache, first proposed as a distinct headache in 1983, is a secondary headache to a primary cervical musculoskeletal disorder. Research into physical impairments was integral ...
The Registry for Migraine (REFORM) study: methodology, demographics, and baseline clinical characteristics.
Erenumab has demonstrated effectiveness for prevention of migraine attacks, but the treatment is costly, and a considerable proportion of patients do not respond to it. The Registry for Migr...
Head-to-Head Analysis Compares 25 Migraine Medications
In a big-data analysis of 25 acute migraine medications, triptans, ergots, and anti-emetics emerged as the most effective medications. In a big-data analysis simultaneously comparing ...
Atogepant Effective for Preventing Treatment-Resistant Episodic Migraine
In ELEVATE, atogepant was effective in preventing difficult-to-treat episodic migraine among patients with previous failure of multiple preventive medications. Atogepant is an oral ca...
A cross-sectional study on the personality traits of episodic and chronic migraine patients.
Migraine, is a common neurological disorder that may be associated with certain personality traits. This study aims to identify and compare the personality traits accompanying the clinical a...
An investigation of the effects of connective tissue massage in women with migraine: A controlled clinical trial.
To investigate the effects of connective tissue massage (CTM) on pain characteristics, accompanying symptoms, medication usage, disability, sleep quality, psychological status, and quality o...
Analysis of Risk Factors Related to the Efficacy of Foramen Ovale Closure as a Therapy for Migraine.
This study aimed to monitor the incidence of migraine non-remission after percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure and to discuss relevant risk factors. Recently, evidence of a relati...
Changes in the rest-activity rhythm in migraine patients are associated with anxiety symptoms.
To characterize rest-activity rhythm in chronic migraine (CM) and to investigate the relationship between this rhythm and depressive and anxiety symptoms in patients with CM.This was a study...
A retrospective cohort study of cerebrovascular fibromuscular dysplasia.
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is a rare vasculopathy for which limited data are available particularly from Europe. Our aim was to study the clinical characteristics of a regional cohort of ...
Poor Sleep Increases Migraine-Related Pain & Mental Health Burden
For patients with migraine, poor sleep quality contributes to increased migraine risk and migraine pain, as well as reduced QOL and mental health. Migraine has been shown to significa...
Discrepancies Between Patient-Reported Triggers and Onset of Migraine Attacks
Many self-reported migraine triggers may not actually induce migraine attacks, but electronic tools may help patients more accurately identify triggers. “Many people living with mig...
Inability to Avoid Migraine Pain Causes Helplessness
Evidence indicates that pain avoidance behaviors are often heightened after recent pain events and can be disrupted when people experience uncontrollable stress. “This disruption can lea...
Enhanced functional connectivity between habenula and salience network in medication-overuse headache complicating chronic migraine positions it within the addiction disorders: an ICA-based resting-state fMRI study.
Medication-overuse headache (MOH) is a relatively frequently occurring secondary headache caused by overuse of analgesics and/or acute migraine medications. It is believed that MOH is associ...
Migraine patients in Germany - need for medical recognition and new preventive treatments: results from the PANORAMA survey.
Migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent attacks that may have a significant impact on patients' daily life. Treatment options must often be re-evaluated in light o...
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