Medical Therapy for Chronic Migraine: Where we stand/Where we should be/ Where we are going
/
We have addressed the topic of chronic migraine (CM) in virtually every issue of this magazine since its inception…
Read More
Latest News
Migraine and Evolution: The Ascent of the Redheaded Female Migraineur?
/
As regular readers of this magazine will recall, a few years ago the editor and some of his clinical research colleagues began to question…
Read MoreOf Lids, Brows and Botox: Cosmetic considerations when receiving Botox for chronic migraine
/
Your editor recently spent his Saturday in a DFW airport hotel conference room in the company of a group of cadavers, learning how to avoid and treat cosmetic complications…
Read MoreNavigating Perimenopause/ Menopause with Migraines: The Highs and the Lows
/
Between the ages of 15 and 45 migraine is roughly 3 times more prevalent in females than males. Prior to puberty and following menopause this disparity is less apparent…
Read MoreAnother Migraine Revolution! Exciting New Prevention Therapies in Development
/
Within the last 3 decades there have been 3 revolutions in migraine therapeutics. The first occurred in the early 1990s…
Read MorePreemptive Therapy for Acute Migraine Headache: Treatment during the “prodrome”
/
As was discussed in a previous issue, a compleat migraine episode, one that produces all the courses from soup to nuts, includes…
Read MoreMigraine Prevention Therapy: How long is “long enough”?
/
You’ve had migraine for years, but until recently it was never really that much of a problem…
Read MoreMigraine and Sexuality: Are Migraine and Libido Linked?
/
When it comes to sexual desire and performance, migraineurs - specifically female migraineurs - have long been getting a bad rap…
Read MoreMigraine Triggers and Aggravators: Flipping the ‘On’ Switch
/
“You’re a neurologist,” he demanded. “Tell me why I never have a headache when I’m working 20 hour days, but then almost every vacation we go on is ruined because I have a horrible migraine for the entire time.”
Read MoreManaging Menstrual Migraine: How to Avoid That Monthly Misery
/
Migraine is roughly 3 times more common in females than males…
Read More
Optimal Pharmacologic Treatment of Acute Migraine Headache: Matching medication to headache intensity
/
As most migraineurs know well from personal experience, not all migraine episodes are created equal…
Read MoreFor those who prefer to read the Summer 2022 issue's feature article in Portuguese...
/
Na prática médica e especificamente na prática cefaliátrica, as seguradoras geralmente requerem autorizações prévias (AP) antes de reembolsar ou pagar o paciente ou o provedor de serviços como a clínica de exames ou de tratamento como no botox…
Read MoreDancing With the Devil: A Physician’s Perspective
/
In the practice of medicine generally and headache medicine specifically, insurers often require “prior authorization” (PA) before they will reimburse…
Read MoreMono-therapy vs Polytherapy: When is Two Better Than One?
/
In the last issue of this magazine we focused on the relative attractiveness of the “old” medications for migraine treatment compared to the newer “designer drugs”…
Read MoreWhat’s New? Developments from the front lines of migraine research
/
Atogepant (Qulipta): an attractive new option for suppressing chronic migraine
Migraine “Rescue”: don’t like self-injection? how about a nasal spray?
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Migraine: where things presently stand
Migraine and Sex: an update and a stimulating(!) new avenue of research
Migraine’s “Supply:Demand” Problem...and How to Fix it: A public health bottleneck
/
Very few chronic medical disorders exert more…
Read MoreNon-Pharmacologic Treatment of Migraine: What YOU can do to reduce your migraine burden
/
Many of the newer medications for prevention of episodic migraine, suppression of chronic migraine and treatment of acute migraine headache are…
Read More
What is the “Best” Migraine Therapy? Old vs New, New vs New
/
While 2021 was replete with a variety of woes that any sane person would prefer…
Read More
