Tag: Migraine
Prophylactic Manual Acupuncture Reduces Migraine Days
Manual versus sham acupuncture resulted in greater reduction in migraine days, attacks
Prophylactic Migraine Treatment Has No Effect in Children
Findings based on review of 23 studies with variety of treatments compared with placebo
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Odds of Migraine
No temporal association found for short sleep duration, low sleep quality with migraine
Evidence Supports Use of High-Dose Aspirin for Migraine
High-dose aspirin safe, effective for acute migraine; low-dose aspirin can prevent recurrent attacks
Ubrogepant Relieves Pain, Symptoms of Acute Migraine
More patients receiving ubrogepant 50 mg, 100 mg versus placebo report freedom from pain at two hours
Inhaled Cannabis Cuts Headache, Migraine Severity
Findings based on self-reports from actual medical cannabis users
Ubrogepant Superior to Placebo for Migraine Pain Relief
More participants reported pain freedom at two hours with 50-mg, 25-mg ubrogepant versus placebo
Migraines Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
However, no link seen between migraines and vascular dementia
Facial Involvement in Primary Headaches Occurs Infrequently
Facial pain reported as independent or additional symptom in 291 patients of 2,912 patient data sets
Evidence Supports Meds Used for Pain Relief in Pediatric Migraine
But evidence insufficient to assess impact of many treatments to reduce headache frequency in youth
