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The clinical professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine spoke about the trends revealed by the OVERCOME study, and how this data can be used to improve the management of the millions of patients with migraine in the US.

The director of the Montefiore Headache Center and professor of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine spoke about the results of an analysis of eptinezumab’s effect on the severity of migraine and its impact on patients’ lives.

Atogepant significantly reduced mean monthly migraine days compared to placebo across a number of doses and was generally well-tolerated, with no treatment-related serious adverse events.

Real-world data of erenumab indicates that a large number of patients are the chronic migraine population, and there is a high rate of persistence to the anti-CGRP therapy. The most commonly prescribed dose of erenumab was 70 mg.

Patients with migraine who reported both moderate and severe pain intensity during headache attacks experienced high rates of relief and freedom from pain and their most bothersome symptom when treated with 3-mg sumatriptan injection, DFN-11.

Neurology News Network for the week ending July 13, 2019.

An analysis of the open-label PREVAIL trial demonstrated a magnitude of therapeutic effect for eptinezumab that was either maintained or improved with subsequent infusions.

The professor of neurology, neurotherapeutics, and ophthalmology at UT Southwestern spoke about the potential of telemedicine in headache medicine, as well as the findings from a single-center, 45-patient study.

Despite ongoing discussion regarding the 6-item Headache Impact Test’s relevance in the migraine population—for which it was not specifically developed—the test has been shown to be a useful tool in the assessment of patients with migraine.

All doses of Staccato alprazolam reduced the standardized photosensitivity range at 2 minutes; the effect was sustained for the 0.5 mg dose through 4 hours and 6 hours for the 1 mg and 2 mg doses.

Patients with migraine rated their telemedicine visits as more convenient with shorter visit times; two factors that can also benefit providers.

The group’s goal is for the clinical research community to develop an accurate, precise clinical test to predict brain injury recovery after resuscitation from cardiac arrest.

Survey data revealed 36% of patients with migraine with prescription medications were using opioids in acute management, though data also reinforced that receiving a diagnosis of migraine or chronic migraine was associated with a significantly decreased likelihood of opioid use.

As measured with the Migraine Disability Assessment, the proportion of patients with episodic migraine experiencing severe disability was reduced significantly, and Headache Disability Inventory scores were significantly reduced.

The prescription drug user fee act target date is scheduled for April 26, 2020.

Almost 20% of rimegepant-treated patients experienced pain freedom within 2 hours of receiving a 75-mg dose compared to the placebo group, in which 12% were pain-free at 2 hours.

The pediatric neurologist and epilepsy specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado spoke about the need to continue to research therapies once they’re approved to better understand their use, and how cannabidiol falls into this category.

Both the frequency of headache days and the intake of acute medication were decreased with the use of a daily, single 20-minute eTNS session over the course of 3 months in an open-label, monocenter, prospective pilot trial.

A phase 1/2 clinical trial is expected to be initiated in the second half of 2019.

An interview with a neurologist who found that merely writing medical articles cannot express the impact an illness can have on patients, both literally and emotionally.

The director of the Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center spoke about the improvements that have come along with some of the surgical advancements in the treatment of epilepsy, specifically with laser interstitial thermal ablation.

Stephen D. Silberstein, MD, past AHS president and Editor in Chief of NeurologyLive, provides a preview of premier sessions that will take place at the upcoming annual meeting.

30 days post-treatment, the mean Fugl-Meyer score change was a significant 8.36 points and 7.86 points for the in-clinic and telerehabilitation groups, respectively.

The neurology resident at the University of California San Francisco discussed how new wearable technology and electronic diaries have helped improve the understanding of seizure rhythmicity, and ultimately, epilepsy care.

Neurology News Network for the week ending July 6, 2019.

In order to improve patient care in epilepsy, physicians need a more consistent and cohesive method of recording patient seizure activity. As wearables get more sensitive and specific, using them in tandem with electronic seizure diaries may help address the challenge.

The neurological symptoms of migraine aura are generally attributed to cortical spreading depression/depolarization, although that hypothesis does have its detractors. The question of whether CSD triggers migraine headache remains controversial.

The staff neurologist at Cleveland Clinic’s Mellen Center for MS shared her insight into the use of telemedicine in an outpatient setting across a number of subspecialties in neurology and how it can supplement care going forward.