Headache & Migraine
Literature Review
Oral steroids benefit patients with cluster headache
Clinical trial provides “clear evidence” that oral steroids are effective for “suicide headache.”
Conference Coverage
Chronic daily migraine from medication overuse: How worried should you be?
Medication overuse headache is ill-defined, but likely a problem for some.
Conference Coverage
A closer look at migraine aura
Accumulating evidence suggests that cortical spreading depression may underlie migraine aura.
Literature Review
HIT-6 may help track meaningful change in chronic migraine
Specific HIT-6 thresholds could be used as a benchmark to help clinicians and researchers detect clinically meaningful change in individual...
News
Migraine nerve stimulation device now available over the counter
The device stimulates the trigeminal nerve using a reusable self-adhesive electrode placed on the forehead.
Conference Coverage
Choroid plexuses may play a role in migraine
A study of blood–cerebrospinal fluid transport implicates choroid plexuses and reveals a novel migraine biomarker.
Literature Review
Multiple traits more common in difficult-to-treat patients with migraine
Difficult-to-treat patients are more likely to have comorbid depression and to delay acute treatment.
News
Positive phase 3 top-line results for migraine prevention drug
Atogepant 10, 30, and 60 mg, were associated with a significant reduction from baseline in mean monthly migraine days compared with placebo.
Conference Coverage
Migraine is often a deciding factor in pregnancy planning
Among women with migraine, those who were younger, had menstrual migraine, or had chronic migraine were more likely to decide to not become...
Conference Coverage
Visualization tool aids migraine management
A proposed tool would visually display patient characteristics and risk factors for progressing from episodic to chronic migraine.