The NeurologyLive® headache and migraine clinical focus page offers information, podcasts, videos, and news and interviews with physicians related to the care of patients with headache disorders such as chronic and episodic migraine, cluster headache, tension-type headache, and more. The page includes updates on the latest FDA actions, clinical guidelines, and study and clinical trial findings.
August 16th 2025
A recent study reassured that triptans may be safe for migraine treatment, emphasizing the need for individualized assessments of cardiovascular risks.
Initiating Discussions About Chronic Migraine and the Next Steps: Dolores Santamaria, MD
December 21st 2022The director of the Headache Center at Allegheny Health Network provided perspective on the process of identifying a patient with chronic migraine and initiating a proper treatment plan. [WATCH TIME: 7 minutes]
Managing Chronic Migraine Through Treatment and Lifestyle Decisions: Dolores Santamaria, MD
December 16th 2022The director of the Headache Center at Allegheny Health Network provided perspective on whether focusing in on medications or lifestyle choices has better impacts on improving chronic migraine. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
CGRP Antagonist Atogepant Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes as Migraine Preventive
November 29th 2022In a post-hoc analysis of the ADVANCE trial, atogepant 30 and 60 mg produced significant improvements in outcomes on Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire and Activity Impairment in Migraine-Diary domains.
Gore Explores Migraine Treatment Using Patent Foramen Ovale Closure in New Study
November 15th 2022The newly announced prospective, randomized, placebo- and sham-controlled study, will include 150 patients, ages 18 to 55 years, with documented patent foramen ovale and a history of more than 1 migraine headache day per week.