MigraineScience

Sun, Sep 17, 23

Allodynia? Trigeminal Neuralgia? Or Epicrania Fugax?

What is Epicrania Fugax? Epicrania fugax is a primary headache disorder characterized by brief stabbing head pain that rapidly moves in a linear or zig-zag pattern across one side of...

Sat, Sep 16, 23

What Does The Current TikTok Trend "How Often Do You Think About The Roman Empire?" Say About Privilege?

How often do you think about the Roman Empire? There is a fascinating trend currently on TikTok in which women record men responding to the question, "How often do you...

Thu, Sep 14, 23

New Study on Migraine and Combined Hormonal Contraception Ischemic Stroke Risk

A new case-control study (link at the end of the article) on how migraine type impacts stroke risk from combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs) concluded with interesting results.

Sat, Sep 09, 23

Almost Everything You Need To Know About Migraine During Pregnancy

Thu, Sep 07, 23

Clinical Features VS Anti-CGRP Treatment Response

Wed, Aug 30, 23

Primary Stabbing Headache aka Ice Pick Headache (symptoms, pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment)

Primary stabbing headache is also known as ice pick headache, ice pick pain, idiopathic stabbing headache, ophthalmodynia periodica, needle-in-eye syndrome, sharp short-lived head pain, and jabs and jolts syndrome.

Thu, Aug 24, 23

NSAID Master Table

Use as a resource with your neurologist ONLY. Class Medication Typical Dose Maximum Dose/24 hr Highlights Forms Half-Life Acetic Acids Diclofenac 50 mg every 8-12 hrs United States: 150 mg,200...

Tue, Aug 22, 23

What Will They Give Me in the Emergency Department for My Migraine Attack?: Migraine Cocktail Explained

Evidence-Based Pharmacological Treatment of Acute Migraine in the Emergency Department

Sun, Aug 13, 23

Triptan Master Table

Triptan Chart

Sun, Aug 13, 23

Acute migraine pharmaceutical treatment cheat sheet

This post is for educational purposes only and may contain errors. Please talk to your neurologist. Acute migraine pharmaceutical treatment cheat sheet: Acetaminophen This is Tylenol. 1000 mg PO recommended....

Thu, Aug 10, 23

Everything You Need To Know About Hypnic Headache

Hypnic headache, previously termed “alarm clock” headache, is an uncommon primary headache disorder that is underdiagnosed and poorly characterized.

Wed, Aug 09, 23

Do Anti-CGRP mAbs Work For Aura In Migraine With Aura Patients?

Current evidence suggests that anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies are unable to directly affect migraine aura frequency or severity due to their inability to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. However, they may reduce...

Tue, Aug 08, 23

Health Insurance Denied Your Migraine Medication, Device, or Procedure? Take These Steps!

Steps to take if health insurance denies you coverage.

Mon, Aug 07, 23

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment

Sat, Aug 05, 23

Headaches That Are Medical Emergencies

Fri, Aug 04, 23

Comparison of Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias: Cluster Headache vs Paroxysmal Hemicrania vs SUNCT and SUNA vs Hemicrania Continua

Cluster Headache vs Paroxysmal Hemicrania vs SUNCT and SUNA vs Hemicrania Continua

Fri, Aug 04, 23

Vestibular Migraine (Acute & Preventive Treatment)

Thu, Aug 03, 23

Hemiplegic Migraine

Hemiplegic migraine is classified based on the presence of motor weakness as part of the migraine aura, which occurs along with other aura symptoms: visual, sensory, and/or speech/language.