Headache and Migraine

Neurology News Network for the week ending December 4, 2021. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending December 3, 2021.

A key opinion leader illustrates how recently approved rimegepant for preventive episodic migraine treatment could change the treatment landscape.

David Kudrow, MD, reviews the available FDA-approved injectable CGRP antagonists for preventive migraine treatment.

Dr Andrew Charles shares how he eases patient anxieties over lifestyle changes for preventive migraine therapy.

Rebecca Erwin Wells, MD, MPH, details the effectiveness of lifestyle changes for preventative migraine treatment.

Mind Moments™, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE.

There was a statistically significant difference in epileptic seizure frequency means across baseline and the 6- and 12-month follow-up visits.

The FDA-approved preventive therapy for migraine was well-tolerated, with low dropout rates, and showed sustained clinically meaningful outcomes across a 2-year stretch.

Expert clinicians offer their perspectives on transitional care in pediatric MS, a biomarker for SUDEP, and a novel approach to narcolepsy, among other topics.

Here's what is coming soon to NeurologyLive®.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 26, 2021.

A discussion on how to measure the success of preventative migraine treatment.

Key opinion leaders explain the burden of disease that accompanies preventative migraine treatment.

The study is the first and only to compare the 2 anticalcitonin gene-related peptide medicines for migraine preventive treatment.

A migraine specialist examines the efficacy and safety of oral CGRP antagonist ubrogepant for the acute treatment of migraine.

Dr David Kudrow discusses how CGRP antagonist treatments have affected chronic migraine, including the effect on quality of life.

Although headache and COVID-19 have been linked together in the literature, more studies are needed to better understand the pathophysiology of these headaches and to determine the best treatment options.

Here's what is coming soon to NeurologyLive®.

Although not associated with diagnosis, investigators did conclude that substantial/very severe impact of headache attacks and anxiety were correlated with presence of insomnia.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 19, 2021.

Expert neurologists share their goals and patient considerations for preventive migraine therapy.

Andrew C. Charles, MD, provides a historical perspective on the agents traditionally used for preventive migraine therapy.

An expert neurologist explains how to decide on migraine treatment with a patient and when to consider preventive treatment.

David Kudrow, MD, defines episodic and chronic migraine and details how symptoms differ.