Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome in Children

Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) has long been regarded as a migraine equivalent disorder. It is manifested by attacks that carry the whole mark of migraine, except for the absence of headache. (Fleisher and Matar, 1993; Abu-Arafeh and Russell, 1995). Children between...

Is Cannabis Effective for Cluster Headache?

The efficacy of cannabis to relieve cluster headache is still uncertain, according to a study discussed in the August 2010 issue of Neurology Reviews. Elizabeth Leroux, MD of the Emergency Headache Center in Paris studied 139 patients who presented with cluster...

Accepting That Good Parents May Plant Bad Seeds

A recent article in The New York Times debunks the theory that all children are intrinsically good until influenced otherwise. The notion that they are mere products of their environment, and if there is chronic bad behavior, there must be a parent behind it is being...

Cervicogenic Headache: A Mini-State-of-the-Art

Cervicogenic headache is technically a headache by definition yet its origin is in the neck Frequently, it is combined with neck pain to a varying degree and occasionally, even arm pain of a non-radicular type. An article in Headache Quarterly by Doctor Otto Sjaastad,...

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