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CGRP
A quick summary of what we currently know about PACAP in terms of migraine treatment
What PACAP is, how it drives migraine, and where PACAP-targeting drugs stand.
How migraine works
Migraine: The Missing Component of the Atopic March
Why migraine may belong alongside eczema, asthma and hay fever in the atopic march.
Prevention
Increasing Botox Duration with Zinc
The rationale for taking zinc to try to make Botox last longer.
Headache types
Refractory Migraine Vs. Resistant Migraine Definitions
How refractory and resistant migraine are defined, since ICHD-3 has no criteria.
Lifestyle and triggers
Caffeine and Migraine: Helpful or Harmful?
How caffeine can both trigger and relieve migraine, and what the science says.
Prevention
Vitamin B12 Deficiency and Migraine
How vitamin B12 deficiency may relate to migraine, and when to get tested.
Research news
Migraine Surgery: Does it make sense?
What migraine surgery involves, who it may help, and what the evidence shows.
Research news
They say the eyes are windows to the soul, but they may also be a window to migraine disease
Eye scans may detect nerve changes in people with migraine, a possible new marker.
Acute treatment
Analysis of new study on IV dihydroergotamine (DHE) use in those with elevated cardiovascular risk by the Jefferson Headache Center
IV DHE was safe and effective for refractory chronic migraine, even with heart risk.
Lifestyle and triggers
New Research Investigates Physical Therapy for Chronic Migraine: Is it actually effective?
Does physical therapy help chronic migraine? What new research found.
Headache types
Nummular Headache: A Coin-Shaped Primary Headache Disorder
Nummular headache causes pain in a small coin-sized spot on the head.
Lifestyle and triggers
Morning Headache Caused by Sleep Apnea (Sleep Apnea Headache): An underdiagnosed cause of headache
Morning headaches can be a sign of sleep apnea, an often missed cause of headache.
Headache types
Allodynia? Trigeminal Neuralgia? Or Epicrania Fugax?
Epicrania fugax causes brief stabbing pain that moves across one side of the head.
Research news
What Does The Current TikTok Trend "How Often Do You Think About The Roman Empire?" Say About Privilege?
What the TikTok Roman Empire trend may say about privilege.
Women's health
New Study on Migraine and Combined Hormonal Contraception Ischemic Stroke Risk
How migraine type affects stroke risk from combined hormonal birth control.
Women's health
Almost Everything You Need To Know About Migraine During Pregnancy
Almost Everything You Need To Know About Migraine During Pregnancy
CGRP
Clinical Features VS Anti-CGRP Treatment Response
Clinical Features VS Anti-CGRP Treatment Response
Headache types
Primary Stabbing Headache aka Ice Pick Headache (symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment)
Ice pick headache explained: symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
Acute treatment
NSAID Master Table
A reference table of NSAIDs with typical and maximum doses, to use with your doctor.
Acute treatment
What Will They Give Me in the Emergency Department for My Migraine Attack?: Migraine Cocktail Explained
What emergency departments give for a migraine attack, and the evidence behind it.
Acute treatment
Triptan Master Table
All seven triptans in one table, comparing routes, onset of action, starting and maximum daily doses, dosing intervals and key drug interactions, to review with your neurologist.
Acute treatment
Acute migraine pharmaceutical treatment cheat sheet
A quick reference on acute migraine medications and doses, to use with your doctor.
Headache types
Everything You Need To Know About Hypnic Headache
Hypnic headache wakes people from sleep at night. Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
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