Migraine

Variant Angina

Variant Angina (or Prinzmetal Angina) is pain in chest region caused by coronary artery spasm. Prinzmetal's Angina, or coronary artery spasm, is an uncommon condition seen in both men and women....

Bipolar Disorders

Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Over half of...

Trigeminal Neuralgia

Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is an extremely severe facial pain that tends to come and go unpredictably in sudden shock-like attacks. The pain is often described as stabbing, shooting, excruciating, bu...

Syndrome X

Syndrome X may refer to: Cardiac syndrome X Cardiac syndrome X is angina (chest pain) with signs associated with decreased blood flow to heart tissue but with normal coronary arteries. Some stud...

New hope for migraine sufferers

(Griffith University) New hope has arrived for migraine sufferers following a Griffith University study with the people of Norfolk Island. Led by Professor Lyn Griffiths from the University's Griffith...

Dr. Ken Reed and Reed Migraine Centers Hosts New York Migraine Treatment Seminar

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Dr. Ken Reed – renowned migraine specialist an innovator of the Reed Procedure , a novel migraine treatment that offers relief to people who suffer from debi...

Migraine Treatment Centers of America Welcomes Chronic Migraine Specialist in Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 Migraine Treatment Centers of America (“Migraine Centers”) is pleased to welcome Abram Burgher, M.D. in the Phoenix , Arizona area. This new and ex...

Pfizer launches ‘Campaign Against Migraine’ website

Pfizer has launched a new website called ‘Campaign Against Migraine’ to help migraine sufferers in the US learn more about their condition. Campaign Against Migraine offers patients new tools to h...

Reassuring findings for migraine patients

Women who experience migraine do not have a faster rate of cognitive decline than those without migraine, contradicting speculation that the condition may be a progressive brain disorder, say research...

Epilepsy And Migraine Genetic Link

New research reveals a shared genetic susceptibility to epilepsy and migraine. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), indicate that having a st...

Migraine In Kids Linked To Poor School Performance

Children with migraine have an increased risk of performing below average in school than kids who do not have these types of headaches. The finding, published in the journal Neurology, came from a stu...

Neurostimulation Effective in Migraine Prevention

Stimulating the trigeminal nerve by wearing a headband-like device for 20 minutes each day was associated with a 25% reduction in migraine days and a 19% reduction in migraine attacks. Medscape Medi...

Migraine and stroke.

An association between migraine and ischemic stroke has been observed for many years but exact mechanisms by which migraine can lead to stroke are currently still under investigation. Migraine is rela...

Migraine variants and unusual types of migraine in childhood.

Migraine is a frequent primary headache disorder in children and adolescents. Most of the young sufferers of migraine describe typical migraine symptoms but sometimes rare forms of migraine variants a...

Migraine and migraine subtypes in preadolescent children: Association with school performance.

To conduct a population-based study describing school performance in children with episodic migraine (EM), chronic migraine (CM), and probable migraine (PM), relative to controls.

Treatment of Perimenstrual Migraine with Triptans: an Update.

Pure menstrual migraine (PMM) and menstrually related migraine (MRM) are difficult challenges in migraine management. Triptans are a class of highly selective serotonin receptor agonists, which interf...

Child Neurology: Migraine with aura in children.

The differential diagnosis for an acute hemiparesis in a child includes stroke, Todd paralysis, and hemiplegic migraine. In the context of an illustrative case, this review highlights the differences...