Migraine

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The director of the MedStar Georgetown Headache Center talked about results from an analysis on the DELIVER study assessing response rates of eptinezumab in patients with migraine over an 18-month period.

The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School talked about integrative therapies that may offer promising alternatives to traditional treatments for aiding neurological conditions. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The director of Dysautonomia Clinic discussed neurological manifestations of Long COVID, such as headache, cognitive complaints, and sleep problems, and how they are similar to those seen with migraine comorbidities. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Allison Verhaak, PhD, a clinical psychologist from Ayer Neuroscience Institute at Hartford Healthcare Headache Center, shared her insights on a recent study that explored cannabis use among patients with headache and migraine.

The associate professor in the department of neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine talked about the significant disease burden experienced by patients with migraine even as therapeutics have advanced for the condition. [WATCH TIME: 8 minutes]

The director of Dysautonomia Clinic talked about the often overlooked triad of dysautonomia, hypermobility spectrum disorder, and mast cell activation syndrome in the field of headache medicine.

The director of Dysautonomia Clinic talked about the importance of focusing beyond migraine to address often overlooked comorbidities such as dysautonomia, hypermobility spectrum disorders, and mast cell activation syndrome. [WATCH TIME: 10 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School provided thoughts on the need to increase awareness on cranial neuralgias and the importance of the diagnostic process for this condition.

The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School detailed his recent review involving the diagnosis and management of posttraumatic headache with associated cranial neuralgias.

The assistant professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School discussed the motivation behind uncovering more about painful cranial neuralgias and their association with posttraumatic headache.

The duo from Cleveland Clinic stressed the reasons for conducting real-world data assessing migraine treatments and why it can lead to the ultimate goal of treatment optimization.

The neurologist from Cleveland Clinic discussed the importance of studying real-world outcomes in patients with migraine using CGRPs such as eptinezumab.

Use of prescription preventive medication was reported by less than 10% of participants throughout 3 years of follow-up after the completion of the CHAMP trial.

The headache fellow at Cleveland Clinic outlined the design and reasoning for a new study assessing nerve blocks to treat COVID-19 headache.

The duo from Cleveland Clinic discussed their presentation from AHS 2021 regarding the effects of COVID-19 on access to telemedicine visits among minorities.

The pediatric headache specialist at NYU Langone discussed adjusting management approaches to pediatric headache and the current state of research within the space.

Patients will be randomized to either 120-mg galcanezumab or 75-mg rimegepant and will be evaluated on the percentage of patients achieving a 50% reduction in monthly migraine headache days.

The treatment device from Theranica also demonstrated a positive impact on patients who experienced menstrual cramps or pelvic pain.

The pediatric headache specialist at NYU Langone discussed what physicians should be aware of related to the signs and symptoms associated with pediatric migraine.

The vice president of Medical Affairs in Migraine at Impel discussed the STOP 301 trial of intranasal DHE and how the safety profile offers a positive for patients who would use the agent on-demand.

At 2 hours after the start of the infusion, headache pain freedom was reported by 23.5% of patients receiving eptinezumab compared to 12% in the placebo group.

The duo from Cleveland Clinic addressed several of their research projects presented at AHS 2021 that covered a range of COVID-19 related topics, including the unknowns about associated headaches.

The vice president of Medical Affairs in Migraine at Impel discussed the gaps in care that novel dihydroergotamine formulations, such as INP104, might be able to fill for patients with migraine.

The director of the Headache Center of Southern California discussed research opportunities for layered treatment approaches in migraine.

The director of the Montefiore Headache Center discussed future aspirations and potential combinations that should be researched to treat patients with migraine.

The medical director of the Westport Headache Institute spoke to the role that devices can play in layered and variable treatment approaches, and how this better lends itself to offering personalized treatment to different individuals with migraine

The medical director of the Westport Headache Institute shared her insight into the use of the e-TNS device and the role of neuromodulation in migraine.

The associate professor and director of the Headache Medicine Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University discussed the role of clinicians in determining migraine treatment eligibility.

Lawrence Severt, MD, PhD, discussed the history of CGRP antagonists and what atogepant can potentially bring to the market pending approval.