Headache & Migraine
Literature Review
High drug costs exclude most neurology patients from cutting-edge treatment
“Our study of people with neurologic conditions found that fewer than 20% were being treated with new medications.”
Latest News
Migraine in children and teens: managing the pain
Getting adequate sleep, staying hydrated, and managing stress can help reduce the intensity and frequency of migraine attacks in adolescents.
Literature Review
Advancing health equity in neurology is essential to patient care
The final plenary session at the ANA annual conference offered insights into the underlying causes of health care disparities within neurology and...
From the Journals
Recommending exercise for migraine: Just do it
Both strength training and high-intensity aerobics beat top-line migraine medications.
Literature Review
Headache for inpatients with COVID-19 may predict better survival
Headache arising secondary to COVID-19 infection may be a marker of enhanced likelihood of survival.
From the Journals
Digital therapy may ‘rewire’ the brain to improve tinnitus
Patients reported clinically meaningful reductions in ratings of annoyance, inability to ignore, unpleasantness, and loudness after using a...
Commentary
The role of aspirin today
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News
Will the headache field embrace rofecoxib?
The drug formerly known as Vioxx, withdrawn in 2004 over cardiovascular safety concerns, may be given new life as an acute treatment for migraine...
Conference Coverage
Are headache clinical trials representative of the general patient population?
From the Journals
CBT may improve comorbid posttraumatic headache, PTSD
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for headache uses CBT concepts to reduce headache disability and improve mood.
Latest News
Children with migraine at high risk of comorbid anxiety, depression
Compared with children who did not have migraine, those with migraine had almost twice the odds of an anxiety disorder.