Headache & Migraine
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Migraine Drug Reduces Rosacea Flushing, Erythema in Small Study
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Lidocaine Nerve Block Effective for Severe, Refractory Migraine in Children
“This is the first randomized controlled trial that shows lidocaine injections can be significantly more effective than a placebo for these...
Conference Coverage
Vaporized Cannabis for Acute Migraine Yields Rapid, Sustained Relief
“In this single-center randomized controlled trial across 247 treated migraine attacks, four puffs of vaporized THC-CBD mix were efficacious for...
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IV Ketamine Promising for Severe Refractory Headache in Children
Overall, the treatment was “safe and well tolerated.”
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First Long-Term Data on Atogepant for Migraine Prevention
“This is the first long-term study for assessing the safety and efficacy of a drug belonging to the gepant class.”
Supplement
2019 CAQ Exam Preparation: Migraine & Headache Overview
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Tension, Other Headache Types Robustly Linked to Attempted, Completed Suicide
The results underscore the need for psychiatric evaluations in patients with a headache disorder.
Hitting a Nerve
Time Wasted to Avoid Penalties
Is routine depression screening a waste of time? Many seem to think so.
Recap
CGRP-Targeted Therapies for Chronic Migraine Management
CGRP-targeted therapies, ranging from gepants to monoclonal antibodies, provide a new pathway to controlling chronic migraine. Dr Stephanie Nahas...
Recap
Optimal Preventive Therapy for Episodic Migraine
Episodic migraine occurs fewer than 15 days per month but can become chronic if poorly controlled. Dr Barbara Nye discusses optimal approaches to...
Latest News
Erenumab Linked to Better Migraine Prevention
In patients with resistant episodic migraine, erenumab prevented migraines better than nonspecific oral migraine preventive medications.
From the Journals
Risk Factors for Headache in Youth Identified
“While medications are used to stop and sometimes prevent headaches, lifestyle changes also may offer an effective route to relief by preventing...