Medications
Ubrogepant beneficial for treating migraine during the prodrome
Ubrogepant is beneficial for the treatment of migraine when taken during the prodrome, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in The Lancet.
Nov 22, 2023
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Neuroscience
Does migraine affect income or income affect migraine?
Studies show that migraine is more common among people with lower incomes. This relationship is examined in a study published in the August 28, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Surgery
Two techniques of temporal migraine surgery are 'equally effective'
Two migraine surgery techniques targeting a specific "trigger site" are both highly effective in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine headaches, according to a randomized trial in the July issue of Plastic and ...
Jun 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic migraine has a substantial impact on marriage and parenting
A web-based study of 994 men and women with chronic migraine found that the condition significantly impacts family relationships and activities, including cancelled vacation plans and reduced quality time with partners and ...
Jun 24, 2014
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Surgery
Migraine surgery for teens—good results in initial experience
As in adults, migraine surgery is effective for selected adolescent patients with severe migraine headaches that don't respond to standard treatments, reports a study in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, ...
May 29, 2015
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Genetics
Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children
Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research adds to knowledge of genetic influences on childhood migraine and may lead to future precision ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Migraine prevention in children and adolescents
Cephalalgia, the official journal of the International Headache Society, published the article entitled "Cinnarizine and sodium valproate as the preventive agents of pediatric migraine: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled ...
Dec 10, 2019
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Medications
Blood pressure drug could prevent posttraumatic headaches
A study led by VA Puget Sound Health Care System researchers has shown that prazosin, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, can prevent posttraumatic headaches.
Jun 21, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Rural America needs more headache specialists, researcher says
West Virginia is short on neurologists. According to David Watson, who directs the West Virginia University Headache Center, the state has just half of the neurologists it needs. This scarcity can cause problems for people ...
Mar 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
Erenumab in migraine: Indication of considerable added benefit for certain patients
Erenumab was the first drug of a new drug class for the prophylaxis of migraine to enter the German market in November 2018. In an early benefit assessment, the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) ...
Feb 7, 2019
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