Literature Review
Literature Review
Targeting the endocannabinoid system in migraine
Cannabis and other compounds that interact with the endocannabinoid system may be able to modulate the pathways involved in migraine-related pain...
Literature Review
In-hospital detox or not, anti-CGRPs show efficacy for medication overuse headache
Current findings support the emerging evidence that anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies may be effective in medication overuse headache patients...
Literature Review
PACAP38- and VIP-induced cluster headache attacks do not appear to alter CGRP levels
Is CGRP the missing link for patients who begin a cluster attack, or should we be looking elsewhere?
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Ketamine nasal spray provides slow-acting relief for cluster headache attacks
This proof-of-concept trial provides “critical information and paves the way for subsequent placebo-controlled studies.”
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Are newer migraine therapies better? It depends
“Triptans will be around for a long time, but the newer medications are here to stay,”
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Erenumab beats topiramate for migraine in first head-to-head trial
The findings suggest that erenumab may help overcome longstanding issues with migraine medication adherence.
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Largest ever review of new daily persistent headache assesses its clinical features
“Future prospective studies are needed to better understand this disabling disorder.”
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Assessing headache severity via migraine symptoms can help predict outcomes
“Our hope is that this work serves as foundational basis for better understanding the complexity of headache as a symptom-based condition.”
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Atogepant reduces migraine days: ADVANCE trial results published
“Overall, this study showed us that atogepant was safe and surprisingly seems to be pretty effective regardless of the dose.”
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Headache seen affecting some pregnancy outcomes
A new study links migraine – and also tension-type headache – to small-for-gestational-age babies.