Posts - Robbins Headache Clinic

Statins for Migraine Prevention

by Sue Robbins | Sep 16, 2016 | Migraine

For patients who do not respond to first-line migraine treatments, a statin might be worth a try based on limited evidence and a good safety profile. Read more at Medscape.

WhIte Matter Lesions on MRI…What Does It Mean??

by Dr Robbins | Sep 14, 2016 | Headache Drugs, Migraine

Many people are told they have "white matter lesions, or spots" on the MRI of the brain..I actually published an article on MRI in Migraineurs, talking about these lesions(WMLs) in 1992......people often ask exactly what, if anything, do they mean?? Recent studies...

Headache Studies

by Dr Robbins | Sep 14, 2016 | Adolescents and Children, Migraine

Some interesting info from the latest Headache journal(American "Headache...The Journal of Head and Face Pain"... First, tho, visit our YouTube channel("headache migraine cluster"), by googling(or, better, go to Youtube and search) Refractory Chronic Migraine Youtube...

Pregnant Women With Severe Migraine May Be More Likely to Have Complications

by Sue Robbins | Sep 14, 2016 | Migraine

Women who have acute migraine attacks that are severe enough to prompt them to seek care may be more likely to have complications when giving birth, including preterm delivery, preeclampsia and low birthweight. Women 35 and older were seven times more likely to have...

Young Migraineurs and Vitamin D

by Sue Robbins | Sep 13, 2016 | Adolescents and Children, Migraine

Many young people who suffer from migraines have vitamin deficiencies, new research finds. The study looked at young adults as well as teens and children. Read more at Health Magazine.

Migraine and Food

by Sue Robbins | Sep 12, 2016 | Migraine

In general, specific foods themselves aren't considered migraine triggers, with the exception of two broad categories - alcohol, which is a well recognised trigger of migraine, and foods which contain nitrates. Nitrates are used in medicine to treat heart problems...