Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
Migraine Drugs Don’t Increase Birth Defect Risk
A study in nearly 70,000 pregnant women has found no link between migraine drugs called triptans and the risk of birth defects. Triptans are among the most powerful drugs used for migraine; others include aspirin, Excedrin, and ibuprofen. The study, conducted by...
Health Tip: Foods That May Spur Migraines
Migraine headaches frequently are characterized by symptoms such as nausea, dull or severe head pain and sensitivity to light. In some sufferers, certain foods may help trigger migraines. The U.S. National Library of Medicine offers this list: Processed, marinated,...
Why Light Hurts During Migraines
Researchers believe they know why light exacerbates the already debilitating pain of migraines, even in some blind people. A report published in Nature Neuroscience reveals how visual and pain pathways in the brain converge to produce this phenomenon. The Boston-based...
Preventive migraine treatment
The pharmacologic treatment of migraine may be acute (abortive) or preventive (prophylactic), and patients with frequent severe headaches often require both approaches. Preventive therapy is used to try to reduce the frequency, duration, or severity of attacks. The...
Botox treatment for migraine and chronic daily headache in adolescents
Children and adolescents experience headaches as do adults and usually present with migraine and chronic daily or tension-type headaches. As some adolescents are unable to achieve headache relief after various treatment strategies, botulinum toxin type A (Botox)...
Current practice and future directions in the prevention and acute management of migraine
Migraine is a common and disabling brain disorder with a strong inherited component. Because patients with migraine have severe and disabling attacks usually of headache with other symptoms of sensory disturbance (eg, light and sound sensitivity), medical treatment...
Work stress and new-onset migraine in a female employee population
A study conducted by The University of Helsinki, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and University College London, examined whether work stress, as indicated by the effort-reward imbalance models, predicts onset of newly diagnosed migraine in a cohort of female...
Preventive Medications for Chronic Daily Headache
Chronic daily headache (CDH) is a common problem, affecting approximately 3 to 4% of the population. CDH poses a significant therapeutic challenge to both physician and patient. For those with moderate or severe CDH, preventive medications are often utilized in an...
CVD Risk in Patients with Migraine
Migraine with and without aura is associated with an increased risk of both cardiovascular disease (CVD) and risk factors for CVD, according to an analysis of data from the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention study. In an accompanying editorial, Dr....
Treatment-Refractory Migraine: The Case for Opioid Therapy
Few physicians are enthusiastic at the prospect of prescribing opioids for the treatment of acute or chronic pain, and for a variety of reasons, there has existed a particular bias against the use of these medications amongst clinicians who subspecialize in headache...