Conference Coverage

Noninvasive Neurostimulator Shows Efficacy in Episodic Migraine

LOS ANGELES—Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation (nVNS) is a rapidly effective, well-tolerated, and practical option for the acute treatment of...

STOWE, VT—Experimental evidence suggests that migraine, particularly migraine with aura, is associated with cortical spreading depression (CSD)...

STOWE, VT—Some patients with migraine receive an inappropriate diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS). The two disorders share certain clinical and...

OJAI, CA—Diagnosis, while critically important in the management of migraine, “is just half the picture,” said Robert Cowan, MD, Higgins Professor...

STOWE, VT—The development of monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has made migraine prevention a hot topic....

OJAI, CA—Infusion of the neuropeptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP38) induces headache and vasodilatation in...

NAPLES, FL—A growing literature on posttraumatic headache suggests that many of the accepted principles of onset, course, and treatment should be...

School-age football players with a history of concussion and high impact exposure undergo brain changes after one season of play, according to two...

Ketamine, a medication commonly used for pain relief and increasingly used for depression, may help alleviate migraine pain in patients who have...

STANFORD, CA—Headache specialists have created a new app intended to support patients with headache pain. Developed by board-certified headache...