Robbins Headache Clinic Blog
“Urgent Care Centers Less Likely to Follow American Headache Society Guidelines for Migraine” from Neurology Advisor
Patients who visit urgent care centers for acute migraine often do not receive the emergency treatment as recommended according to guidelines from the American Headache Society (AHS), according to study results published in Headache. Urgent care centers are emerging...
“Tips for Living Longer in 2020” from The New York Times
There are steps you can take to avoid deadly risks like falls, colon cancer and breast cancer, and increase your chances of living longer. Advice from Well on ways to minimize risks and increase your longevity. Falls Can Kill You. Here’s How to Minimize the Risk. By...
“Ubrogepant Approved for Acute Migraine in Adults” from Neurology Live
The FDA has approved ubrogepant (Ubrelvy; Allergan) for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults, making it the first-in-class oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonist for this indication.1 The new drug application (NDA) was...
“Pathologic Differences Between Migraine With or Without Aura” from Neurology Advisor
Aura has long been a perplexing issue in migraine. Primarily viewed as a prodromal sign of migraine in some patients some of the time, aura has been largely overlooked in clinical trials that tend to enroll patients with migraine with and without aura.1 However, new...
“Hydration May Affect Cognitive Function in Some Older Adults” from Science Daily
Not getting enough water is enough to make you feel sluggish and give you a headache, but a new Penn State study suggests it may also relate to cognitive performance. The researchers investigated whether hydration levels and water intake among older adults was related...
“Nightly Sleep Disturbance Linked to Daily Risk of Migraine” from Medical Press
Nearly half of all patients who suffer migraines report sleep disturbance as a trigger for their headaches. But the relationship between sleep and migraine headaches is not well understood or well-studied. Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Beth...
“New Drug to Fight Migraine Shows Promise” from APhA
A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicates that ubrogepant demonstrated greater rates of pain and symptom relief from migraine compared with a placebo. More than 20% of participants in a large-scale clinical trial reported being pain-free...
“The Hidden Drug Epidemic Among Older People” from The New York Times
While news reports focus on an epidemic of opioid abuse among young adults, another totally legal and usually hidden drug epidemic is occurring at the other end of the age spectrum: the fistfuls of remedies — both prescription and over-the-counter — taken by older...
“Green Light… It Helped This Migraineur” from NPR
Ann Jones tried everything short of surgery for her chronic migraines, which have plagued her since she was a child. "They've actually gotten worse in my old age," says Jones, who is 70 years old and lives in Tucson, Ariz. Jones would have as many as two dozen...
“Researchers Describe First Cases of Episodic Visual Snow Associated With Migraine” from Neurology Reviews
A series of migraineurs with episodic visual snow suggests a condition that is distinct from visual snow syndrome. Episodic visual snow was associated with migraine attacks in a case series of three adults who denied any visual snow outside of the migraines, based on...