Headache & Migraine
Literature Review
Researchers examine factors associated with opioid use among migraineurs
Despite ample evidence of opioids’ harmful effects when administered for migraine, about one-third of migraineurs report taking them.
Literature Review
PFO closure reduces migraine: New meta-analysis
PFO closure significantly reduced the mean number of monthly migraine days and monthly migraine attacks.
Feature
Women increasingly turn to CBD, with or without doc’s blessing
Women of reproductive age are increasingly turning to cannabinoids to treat gynecologic and other conditions. A study shows they’re not waiting...
Literature Review
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is on the rise
“The increasing incidence has important implications for health care professionals and policy makers in addressing the associated comorbidities...
News
Physicians react: Doctors worry about patients reading their clinical notes
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, patients will now have the right to see their medical notes.
Literature Review
Oral steroids benefit patients with cluster headache
Clinical trial provides “clear evidence” that oral steroids are effective for “suicide headache.”
Conference Coverage
Chronic daily migraine from medication overuse: How worried should you be?
Medication overuse headache is ill-defined, but likely a problem for some.
Conference Coverage
A closer look at migraine aura
Accumulating evidence suggests that cortical spreading depression may underlie migraine aura.
Literature Review
HIT-6 may help track meaningful change in chronic migraine
Specific HIT-6 thresholds could be used as a benchmark to help clinicians and researchers detect clinically meaningful change in individual...
FDA/CDC
Migraine nerve stimulation device now available over the counter
The device stimulates the trigeminal nerve using a reusable self-adhesive electrode placed on the forehead.
Conference Coverage
Choroid plexuses may play a role in migraine
A study of blood–cerebrospinal fluid transport implicates choroid plexuses and reveals a novel migraine biomarker.