Headache and Migraine

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending August 14, 2020.

A review of clinical literature and evidence suggests that the gammaCore device (electroCore) is safe and effective in the treatment of cluster headache and migraine, and carries potential to treat more.

Trial data suggest that management of vitamin D deficiency should be considered in patients with frequent attacks of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Neurology News Network for the week ending August 8, 2020.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending August 7, 2020.

Kathleen Digre, MD, past president of the American Headache Society, discusses the barriers to correct identification and treatment of eye symptoms in people with migraine.

An overview of the tweet chat on mental health in neurological disorders, featuring highlighted contributions from the medical community.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending July 31, 2020.

The gepant agent significantly reduced mean monthly migraine days across all 3 doses—10 mg, 30 mg, and 60 mg—compared with placebo over the 12-week treatment period.

Join NeurologyLive and the Women Neurologist Group on Twitter to discuss the importance of mental health and wellness in neurologic disorders.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending July 24, 2020.

The director of the Neurology Residency Program at Weill Cornell Medicine highlighted some of the differences in types of headaches that patients with COVID-19 experience, as well as overall takeaways from the pandemic itself.

REN may offer a novel alternative for current pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments in chronic migraine that combines efficient treatment with minimal adverse effects.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending July 17, 2020.

The internal medicine resident physician at Montefiore Health System provided an overview of the study he and colleagues conducted on patients using onabotulinumtoxinA and CGRP agents in tandem.

Despite its ranking as a "most bothersome symptom" among migraineurs, eye pain and photophobia often go ignored or under-treated in the headache clinic.

The head of Neurology Medical at Lundbeck Seattle Biopharmaceuticals offers perspective on the findings and what impact eptinezumab may have on migraine care.

Treatment with galcanezumab (Emgality; Eli Lilly) was associated with improvements in total pain burden for patients with both chronic and episodic migraine compared to placebo groups.

Neurology News Network for the week ending July 11, 2020.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending July 10, 2020.

Despite the ongoing public health emergency, many of the telehealth policies established by the CARES Act waiver are expiring.

The director of the Neurology Residency Program at Weill Cornell Medicine provided insight on the experience residents have had during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has shaped them for the future.

The neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, detailed the importance of further studies of FDA approved medications in different patient populations.

The FDA accepted an NDA for Zosano’s ADAM zolmitriptan (Qytripta) in the acute treatment of migraine in early March, with a PDUFA date set for mid-October 2020.

A look at the questions you should be asking during the decision-making process of picking a telehealth vendor.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive's highlights from the week ending July 3, 2020.

An NIH-funded study provided supporting evidence of an association between high levels of gram-negative bacteria and a stroke-, seizure-, and headache-inducing vascular abnormality.

Fred Cohen, MD, offers insight on his study exploring the utility of combined Botox with anti-CGRP preventives for patients with chronic migraine.

The sBLA for onabotulinumtoxinA is supported by the findings from a randomized, double-blind phase 3 study evaluating the safety and efficacy of onabotulinumtoxinA in more than 100 pediatric patients.

The neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed the growing variety of treatment options and the progress the migraine community has made on the management of this disease.