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.
Review Assesses Role of Vitamin D in Migraine Mechanism, Treatment
March 7th 2020Eighteen out of 30 studies included in a recent literature review, published in Nutrients, showed a link between serum vitamin D levels and headaches, with the strongest connection established between serum vitamin D and migraine.
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Chocolate Lover? Review Finds No Definitive Proof It Triggers Your Migraines
March 5th 2020Although it is the most commonly cited food-based trigger for migraines, there is insufficient evidence to prove chocolate is a migraine trigger, according to a review of 25 studies published in Nutrients.
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ICER Releases Final Evidence Report on Acute Treatments for Migraine
February 27th 2020The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) released its final evidence report on acute treatments of migraine on February 25. The Institute’s last report on migraine treatment was released in 2018.
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Review Outlines Relationship Between Gut-Brain Axis, Migraine
February 25th 2020The association between migraine and several gastrointestinal (GI) disorders prompted investigations into the bidirectional relationship between the GI system and central nervous system. Researchers call this association the “gut-brain axis,” and they evaluated direct and indirect evidence linking migraines to the axis in a recent review published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Evidence Links Migraine and Visual Cortex Abnormalities
February 12th 2020Those who suffer from migraines have a hyperexcitable visual cortex, according to a study published in Neuroimage: Clinical. This is the first reported evidence establishing a link between migraine experiences and abnormalities in the visual cortex.
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Researchers Outline Lessons Learned About Chronic Migraine Gleaned From Neuroimaging
February 9th 2020Where do migraines begin in the brain and what has neuroimaging identified so far about how the disease alters pain processes and functioning? A recent article reviewed what is known so far.
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Migraineurs Exhibit Comorbidities Spanning ICD-10 Spectrum
February 4th 2020Electronic medical record data showed migraine is associated with a systematic increase in morbidity across the spectrum of the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), according to a recently published study in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Use of ICHD-3 Increases Specificity When Diagnosing Migraine With Aura and Typical Aura
January 22nd 2020Researchers determined that new diagnostic criteria in the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (ICHD-3) are significantly more specific than that included in ICHD-3 beta when it comes to diagnosing migraine with aura and with typical aura, according to a study published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Evidence Shows Genetic, Epigenetic Factors May Be Responsible for Migraine Transformation
January 18th 2020Individuals’ susceptibility to genetic and epigenetic factors may be responsible for the transformation of episodic migraine to chronic migraine in some patients, according to a new review published in The Journal of Headache and Pain.
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Current Stimulation to Occipital Cortex Effective in Treating Episodic Migraine
January 7th 2020In a study published December 26 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, researchers tested the effects of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation in the occipital cortex of 42 patients with episodic migraine.
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Italian Study Finds Cost of Migraine Treatment Higher for Women, Elderly
January 2nd 2020In a recently published study in The Journal of Headache and Pain, Italian researchers compiled data on 548 patients suffering from chronic and episodic migraines enrolled in a tertiary level headache center to determine overall costs incurred.
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Review Finds Studies on Migraine and Caffeine Association Inconclusive
December 27th 2019In a narrative review published in Frontiers in Neurology, researchers compiled evidence from various studies on the relationship between caffeine and migraines. From the data collected, researchers concluded that the relationship between them remains vague.
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Greek Researchers Outline New Consensus on Diagnosis and Treatment of Migraine
December 19th 2019On behalf of the Hellenic Headache Society, a group of Greek researchers reported a consensus on the diagnosis and treatment of adult migraines in The Journal of Headache and Pain on December 13.
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Two migraine prevention agents, cinnarizine and sodium valproate, were shown to be safe and effective in reducing incidence and severity of migraine within children and adolescents, according to study findings. Safety findings must be weighed alongside warnings from European regulators about the risks of valproate for girls and adolescent women who could bear children in the future.
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Epigenetic Diet for Migraine Requires More Research, Review Finds
December 9th 2019The epigenetic diet is often recommended for patient with migraine; however, the diet does not necessarily affect the epigenetic profile, suggesting the need for more research investigating the combined effect of folate and valproic acid in migraine in order to determine dietary recommendations.
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