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...

A recent study conducted by Dr John-Anker Zwart, MD,PhD at the University of Oslo, found that teens who regularly have headaches may find that their problem is linked to overweight, smoking and/or lack of physical exercise. The article, published in the medical...

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...

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 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,...

Headache is a common disease, with 21% of men and 36% of women reported as sufferers in Germany. While in most cases it is sufficient to treat headaches, a significant minority of patients with migraine need interval treatment as attacks occur too often or are...

According to a 2009 study, individuals who experience chronic migraine (CM) often have significantly lower levels of household income and are twice as likely to suffer from conditions including depression, anxiety and chronic pain. It has long been established that CM...

This study of Repeater Phenomenon in Migraineurs included 465 migraine patients and was conducted by Veronica Villani, MD and colleagues at the “Enzo Borzomsti” Pain Center in Rome, Italy. Headache is one of the most common symptoms in an emergency department (ED),...

A recent study published in Neurology Update suggests transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to be a viable therapy for acute migraine. This study, funded by Neuralieve, Inc., included 201 migraine sufferers. Half of the participants were given the portable TMS...

A study was conducted to describe the consulting behavior and clinical outcomes of children, aged 5 to 17, presenting with headache in primary care. These headaches were described as migraine, tension-type headache, cluster headache or headache with no further...