The AJMC® Migraine compendium is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights for the recurring type of headache, which is accompanied by side effects.
April 20th 2023
This quantitative and qualitative analysis highlights differences in prior authorization requirements for migraine drugs from nearly 50 managed care organizations and summarizes broad types of criteria used.
Study Details Prevalence of Concurrent Migraine, Rheumatic Diseases
June 24th 2020Patients with rheumatic disease have a 2-fold increase in migraine prevalence and a 3-fold increase in neuropathic pain prevalence compared with the general population, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
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Review Finds Erenumab Safe, Effective in Treating Chronic, Episodic Migraine
June 22nd 2020In a review, researchers outlined the safety and efficacy of erenumab, the only monoclonal antibody built to interact with the calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) receptor rather than the CGRP itself, currently indicated as a preventive treatment for migraine.
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Prolonged Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Migraine Frequency, Study Finds
June 18th 2020Medical cannabis (MC) use results in long-term reduction of migraine frequency and is associated with less disability and lower antimigraine medication intake, according to a study published in Brain Sciences.
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How Does Migraine With Aura Compare With Other CVD Risk Factors?
June 18th 2020Compared with traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, such as obesity and high triglycerides, migraine with aura is associated with a higher incidence rate of CVD among female health professionals aged at least 45 years, according to a study published in JAMA.
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How Does Concurrent Cluster Headache, Migraine Impact Rates of Depression and Anxiety?
June 8th 2020Patients with cluster headache are at an increased risk of anxiety and depression, especially in the presence of coexisting migraine, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Nerve Surgery Improves Frontal Migraine Symptoms, Study Finds
May 27th 2020Surgical decompression of supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves may aid migraineurs experiencing moderate to severe chronic frontal migraine who do not respond to medications, according to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) Global Open.
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Data Highlight How Depression, Migraine Lead to Lost Military Productivity
May 20th 2020A practice gap exists for treatment of comorbid depression in military personnel presenting with headache and migraine, while depression strongly correlates with productivity loss in the armed forces, according to a study published in the Journal of Headache and Pain.
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How Is Triptan Response Related to Quality of Life Among Migraineurs?
May 14th 2020Insufficient response to triptans is associated with poor health-related quality of life and lower work productivity in migraineurs compared with those who respond well to the medications, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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How Does Episodic Migraine Impact Sensory Processing in Teens?
May 12th 2020Challenges in sensory processing are common among adolescents with episodic migraine, while sensory avoidance may be related to individual pain experience, pain catastrophizing, and disability level, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Researchers Investigate Relationship Between Sleep Disorders, Migraine in Children
May 8th 2020The use of polysomnography (PSG) can aid researchers in further understanding the association between sleep disorders and migraine in children, according to a study published in the Journal of Medicine and Life.
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Novel Therapy May Help Reduce Acute Migraine Medication Use
April 30th 2020Incorporation of remote electrical neuromodulation into usual care reduced migraineurs’ use of acute migraine medication, potentially decreasing the risk of medication overuse headache, according to a study published in Frontiers in Neurology.
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How Does Poor Sleep Quality Impact Migraine Severity?
April 28th 2020Poor sleep quality may directly increase the headache-related impact in both patients with migraine and patients with tension-type headache, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Neurology. Poor sleep quality may also indirectly increase headache frequency and severity in patients with migraine.
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Study Finds Link Between Cerebellum Structure, High-Frequency Migraine
April 21st 2020Structural volume and connectivity changes of the cerebellum may impact headache persistence in patients with high-frequency migraine (HFM), according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Repetitive Magnetic Stimulation Limits Migraine Frequency, Study Finds
April 17th 2020Sessions of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation applied to patients with high-frequency episodic migraine significantly decreased frequency of headache days, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
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Study Finds No Association Between Migraine, Cognitive Decline
April 16th 2020Although older individuals with migraine have more cognitive complaints, migraine and non-migraine headache are not associated with increased risk of dementia or cognitive decline at an older age, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Women With Migraine, Aura Have Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death
April 8th 2020Women who experience migraine with aura have an increased hazard of cardiovascular disease–specific mortality compared with individuals with no history of headache, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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