Articles Tagged With: migraine
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Migraine With Aura, Stroke Risk, and Biomarkers
A longitudinal cohort study of twins found no increased stroke risk related to migraine overall, but there was a modestly increased risk for stroke related to migraine with aura. Familial factors and vascular biomarkers associated with migraine with aura may explain its correlation with vascular disease.
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Acupuncture and Neuromodulation in the Treatment of Migraine
Individuals suffering with migraine often use complementary and integrative therapies to treat migraine symptoms. Acupuncture has moderate evidence in reducing the frequency of migraine attacks, and neuromodulation is a promising treatment on the horizon for those suffering with migraine.
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Migraine and the Blood-brain Barrier
During spontaneous attacks of migraine with visual aura, magnetic imaging studies indicate that the blood-brain barrier remains intact and the pons is activated.
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A Novel Target for Migraine Prevention Through Modulation of Stress Receptors
Kappa opioid receptors (KORs) modulate response to stress, a common migraine trigger, so KOR blockade may be a novel preventive treatment for migraine as well as other stress-related diseases.
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Contraception, Migraines, and Stroke
In this case-control study, women with migraines with aura using combined hormonal contraception had six times the odds of experiencing ischemic stroke compared to women without migraines not using combined hormonal contraception. Use of combined hormonal contraception among women with migraines without aura was not associated with an increased risk of stroke over baseline.
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Migraine: Differences Between Males and Females
Hormonal and genetic differences factor into a greater prevalence and disability burden of migraine in teenaged girls and women; however, migraine is underdiagnosed and inadequately treated in boys and men.
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Migraine and Stroke: Data Are Accumulating
this study shows a strong association between cardioembolic ischemic stroke and migraine with visual aura, but it does not explain the pathophysiology and mechanism for this association.
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Cognition in Older Migraine Sufferers: The Data Are Not Clear!
Older migraineurs, particularly migraineurs with aura, tend to score higher in tests of executive functioning and fine motor skills than do non-migraineurs. However, the lack of a detailed analysis of an unrepresentative headache population may confound the conclusions.
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Migraine Prophylaxis in Children
In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of migraine prophylaxis in children ages 8-17 years, treatment with neither amitriptyline nor topiramate showed significant differences in headache frequency or headache-related disability compared to placebo.
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Headaches in the Elderly: A Non-specific Marker for Stroke Risk
Non-migrainous headaches, for which there are many causes, appear to be a risk factor for stroke in an elderly population, but the mechanism is uncertain.