by Sue Robbins | Oct 18, 2020 | Migraine
Sleep Predicts Migraine Recurrence — Sleep quality may identify patients at risk of developing chronic migraine Sleep quality at a single time point was tied to headaches occurring over the next 6 weeks among people with episodic migraine, a prospective study...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 15, 2020 | Migraine
What is a migraine? A migraine is a headache characterized by a throbbing sensation on one side of the head and sometimes other symptoms such as nausea, light-headedness and sensitivity to light and sound. Migraines can interfere with day-to-day life and symptoms may...
by Sue Robbins | Oct 7, 2020 | Migraine
Migraine research and opioids “We’ve been very concerned about the use of opioids broadly as a society,” Lipton says. “To a surprising degree, opioids are used for migraine.” Recent studies have shown that of people with migraine who take acute prescription...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 29, 2020 | Migraine
Conducting a Telemedicine Neurologic Examination with Jennifer Robblee, MD Jennifer Robblee, MD, shares best practices for a virtual headache visit In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, headache practices have transitioned where possible to telemedicine. In this way,...
by Sue Robbins | Sep 28, 2020 | Migraine
Genetic malfunction of brain astrocytes triggers migraine Neuroscientists shed a new light on the mechanisms responsible for familial migraine: They show that a genetic dysfunction in specific brain cells of the cingulate cortex area strongly influences head pain...
