Tag: Migraine
Targeted Diagnostic Botox Injections Can Identify Trigger Sites for Migraine
Use of Botox as diagnostic model for migraine headache has positive predictive value of 89.5 percent
Use of Acid-Suppression Therapy Linked to Migraine, Severe Headache
Adjusted odds ratios of 1.70, 1.40, and 1.30 seen for proton pump inhibitors, H2 receptor antagonists, and generic antacids, respectively
AAN: Half of Premenopausal Women Have Menstrual Migraines
More than half of women with menstrual migraine report moderate-to-severe disability with their headaches
CVD Risk Increased With Vasomotor Symptoms, History of Migraine
More than twofold risk seen for women with history of migraine, persistent VMS; risk attenuated after adjustment for CVD risk factors
Sleep Quality and Energy Are Precursors of Incident Headache
Average stress and changes in subjective energy levels on previous day linked to incident headache, with different valence for timing of headache
>30 Percent With Migraine Experience Migraine-Related Stigma Often
Increased migraine-related stigma linked to increased disease burden across monthly headache day categories
Eye Blood Flow Could Be Marker for Migraine
Findings seen for migraine patients with or without aura symptoms
Motor Vehicle Crashes Increased in Year After Incident Migraine Among Seniors
Prevalent migraine not associated with MVCs in subsequent two years but is linked to small reductions in driving days
Study Compares Effectiveness of Migraine Preventive Drugs
Simvastatin, CGRPabs, amitriptyline more likely to achieve a clinically significant reduction in triptan use
Triptans, Ergots, Antiemetics Most Effective Meds for Migraine
Individual medications with the highest odds ratios were eletriptan, zolmitriptan, and sumatriptan
