Headache and Migraine

Neurology News Network for the week of January 19, 2019.

The American Headache Society President spoke with NeurologyLive about the recent AHS position statement on the use of migraine treatments in clinical practice

The guidance provided the society’s recommendations for the use of the newly approved calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies for the prevention of migraine, among other guidance points.

The AAN position statement author further addressed the opposing position of the Nevada law, the AAN’s position on brain death, and what clinicians need to know in regard to determining it.

The Chair of the AAN’s Ethics, Law and Humanities Committee spoke to the American Academy of Neurology’s goal to improve the consistency of determining brain death.

Migraine sufferers who are trying to cut back on alcoholic beverages in 2019 may find additional motivation for their New Year’s resolution.

A review of existing guidelines and principles for treating migraine released by the American Headache Society.

Results from the largest global survey of its kind reveals that migraine sufferers who have not responded to preventive treatment experience a substantial burden of disease.

This guide includes everything you need to know about erenumab-aooe (Aimovig, Amgen/Novartis) for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults.

The Clinical Director of the NHGRI spoke about the impact of the NIH program and its future development.

Neurology News Network for the week of January 5, 2019.

The position statement’s author noted that a lack of specificity in laws and inconsistencies in protocols has led to confusion surrounding brain death in several high-profile cases.

The program’s director spoke about its genesis and evolution into a more widespread initiative which has helped improve next-generation genome sequencing.

Some migraine sufferers who do not initially respond to galcanezumab may show clinically meaningful improvement if they stay on the drug for longer periods of time.

Neurology News Network for the week of December 22, 2018.

Patients treated with fremanezumab experienced highly significant reduction in the monthly average number of migraine days for both monthly and quarterly dosing regimens.

This brief year-end slideshow highlights significant progress in research into migraine, Alzheimer disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and autism.

Neurology News Network for the week of December 15, 2018.

The Senior Medical Director at Eli Lilly discussed the clinical impact galcanezumab could have for patients with cluster headache if approved by the FDA.

If you suspect vestibular migraine, you’re not alone. One in 10 patients receive the diagnosis that is often confused with other conditions.

Presenting our year in review, a collection by experts in their respective fields of brain injury, MS, concussion, epilepsy, migraine, and more.

Neurology News Network for the week of December 1, 2018.

The Senior Medical Director of Eli Lilly and Company spoke to lasmiditan and the clinical impact the investigational therapy could have for patients with acute migraine.

The non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator’s OK marks the first approval for cluster headache of any kind.

New research provides insights into migraine with visual aura, cognitive behavioral therapy, and the genetic basis of pediatric migraine.