16th European Headache Congress 2022 meeting abstracts

A1 Development and pharmacological characterisation of bifunctional CGRP-PACAP receptor antagonists in transfected cells and spinal cord cultures

D. Hay¹, Z. Tasma², A. Siow², M. Brimble², P. Harris², C. Walker²

¹University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand; ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Correspondence: D. Hay

Question: The neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) are both implicated in migraine. Blocking the activity of these peptides simultaneously may provide a clinical advantage over individual blockade. One strategy is to develop a bifunctional ligand, capable of antagonizing both systems at once. As a starting point we utilized the known antagonism imparted by CGRP and PACAP peptide fragments, exploring different lengths of PACAP. From this, we selected CGRP_8-37 and PACAP_6-38 to attach together and assessed these molecules as bifunctional antagonists.

Methods: Peptides were synthesized in-house and CGRP_8-37 was linked to PACAP_6-38 using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition at amino acid positions 21, 34 and 38. The potency of these peptides as bifunctional antagonists was then tested, and compared to the parent fragments. We tested antagonism against CGRP at the human CGRP and AMY₁ receptors and against PACAP-27, PACAP-38 and VIP at the human PAC₁, VPAC₁ and VPAC₂ receptors in Cos7 cells (cAMP production). Translational relevance was assessed by measuring antagonism of agonist-stimulated cAMP production in primary rat spinal cord cultures.

Results: The bifunctional antagonists generally displayed similar antagonist activity to CGRP_8-37 and PACAP_6-38 in receptor transfected Cos7 cells and spinal cord cultures. Interestingly, linking CGRP_8-37 to position 38 of PACAP_6-38 generated a peptide with greater antagonist potency than CGRP_8-37 at CGRP and AMY₁ receptors in Cos7 cells.

Conclusions: This study provides proof-of-concept that bifunctional antagonists capable of blocking both CGRP and PACAP activity can be generated.

A2 Crosstalk between cannabinoid and vanilloid systems: role of CB receptors in the capsaicin-induced relaxation responses in human coronary arteries

E. Rivera- Mancilla¹, A. van den Bogaerdt², A. H. J. Danser¹, C. M. Villalón³, A. Maassen van den Brink¹

¹Erasmus Medical Center, Division of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology, Department of Internal Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²ETB-BISLIFE, Heart Valve Department, Beverwijk, Netherlands; ³Cinvestav-Coapa, Pharmacobiology, Mexico City, Mexico

Correspondence: E. Rivera- Mancilla

Background: The use of cannabis and its derivatives has increased during the last years due to their therapeutic potential. However, the exact mechanisms of action of cannabinoids are still limited. It has been suggested that cannabinoids can exert their effects via the activation of cannabinoid receptors (i.e. CB₁ or CB₂ receptors) and/or transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) channels, suggesting an interaction between both systems. We investigated the role of CB receptors in the vasodilatory effects induced by capsaicin in human isolated coronary arteries (HCAs).

Methods: In HCAs (female, n=5; 56±5 years and male, n=4; 57±4 years), the vasodilatory responses to capsaicin (TRPV1 channel agonist) were evaluated in the absence or presence of the antagonists capsazepine (TRPV1, 5 μM); AM6545 (CB₁ receptor, 1 μM); AM630 (CB₂ receptor, 1 μM); O-1918 (putative endothelial CB receptor, 10 μM) or cannabidiol (GPR55 receptor, 1 μM) to obtain the maximum contractile response (E_max).

Results: Capsaicin induced concentration-dependent relaxation responses (E_max 109±8%), which were significantly reduced by AM6545 (E_max 87±4%) or cannabidiol (E_max 86±3%), but not by capsazepine (E_max 103±6%), AM630 (E_max 100±3%) or O-1918 (E_max 93±5%). Moreover, pilot experiments (n=2) showed that the maximal response induced by N-arachidonoylethanolamine, (ACEA, a CB₁ receptor agonist; E_max 43±7%) is inhibited by AM6545 or capsazepine: E_max 16±3% and 21±4%, respectively.

Conclusions: (i) Capsaicin-induced relaxation responses are mediated by CB₁ and GRP55 receptors; and (ii) TRPV1 channels may be involved in the modulation of the ACEA-induced relaxation responses. Thus, we can suggest that the CB and vanilloid systems may share a signaling pathway to modulate the vascular tone, which may provide novel therapeutic targets for vascular disorders (e.g. migraine and its related cardiovascular events). Further studies should elucidate additional mechanisms involved in these responses.

A3 Second messenger signaling bypasses blockade of the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor to provoke migraine attacks in humans

T. P. Do¹, C. Deligianni¹, S. Amirguliyev¹, J. Snellman², C. L. Lopez³, M. A. Al-Karagholi¹, S. Guo¹, M. Ashina¹

¹Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark; ²Novartis, Basel, Switzerland; ³Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Correspondence: T. P. Do

Numerous endogenous molecules trigger migraine attacks when administered to humans. Of therapeutic importance, this has led to the concept of a "migraine attack signaling cascade" with the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) acting via a downstream second messenger cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in intracranial vascular smooth muscle cells and other cells. However, whether intracellular cAMP signaling acts strictly downstream or is dependent on CGRP receptor activation during a migraine attack has never been tested directly in humans. Here, using a human provocation model (CGRP and phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitor, cilostazol, an agent known to accumulate intracellular cAMP by inhibiting its degradation) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel trial design, we demonstrate that migraine attacks can be provoked by intracellular cAMP-mediated mechanisms using cilostazol in the presence of CGRP receptor blockade (erenumab). Consistent with these findings, cilostazol-induced dilation of cranial arteries was unaffected by a CGRP receptor blockade. Our work provides clinical evidence that cAMP-evoked migraine attacks act downstream of the CGRP receptor, and that these cAMP-evoked migraine attacks appear independent of CGRP-receptor activation. These findings open new avenues for mechanism-based drug development for migraine.

A4 Comparison of the primary headache, COVID-19 headache, and COVID-19 immunization headache according to the phenotype in healthcare workers

A. Gonzalez-Martinez¹, P. Paños Basterra¹, M. Domínguez Gallego¹, A. Somovilla¹, C. Martín Ramos¹, Á. Morales Caballero², A. López Guerrero², M. García Cebrián², J. Vivancos¹, A. B. Gago-Veiga¹

¹Hospital Universitario de La Princesa & Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-Princesa), Neurology, Madrid, Spain; ²Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Occupational Medicine Department, Madrid, Spain

Correspondence: A. Gonzalez-Martinez

Objective: Headache is a frequent symptom during SARS-CoV-2 infection and following COVID-19 immunization. We aimed to characterize the semiology of COVID-19 headache and COVID-19 immunization headache, as well as to evaluate the influence of primary headache-migraine or tension-type headache (TTH)-on the COVID-19 headache and COVID-19 immunization headache phenotype.

Methods: We performed an observational study through an online survey in healthcare workers who had SARS-CoV-2 infection and were included in the Occupational Medicine´s register of our tertiary hospital. Clinical, demographic and headache variables were collected during infection and immunization.

Results: We included 109 participants with COVID-19 headache, 94/109(86,2%) women, 45.1(SD:12.45 years, 24.1(SD:4.3) BMI, 29/109(26.6%) cardiovascular risk factors, 15/112(13.39%) 15/109(13.8%) anxiety, 7/109(6.4%) depression, 22/109(20.18%) migraine as primary headache, 11/109(10,09%) TTH as primary headache. COVID-19 headache was the first symptom in 24/109(22%), appeared in

Conclusions: According to our study, both COVID-19 headache and COVID-19 immunization headache frequently follow a TTH-like phenotype more than a migraine phenotype. Moreover, COVID-19 immunization headache is frequently more similar to the COVID-19 headache than to the primary headache.

A5 Cluster headache genome-wide association study identifies seven loci and implicates smoking as causal risk factor

B. S. Winsvold^1,2,3 , A. Harder^4,5, C. Ran⁶, M. A. Chalmer⁷, M. C. Dalmasso^8,9, E. Ferkingstad¹⁰, A. Belin⁶, M. Matharu¹¹, A. van den Maagdenberg^4,5, T. F. Hansen^7,12, A. Ramirez^{8,13,14,15,16}, J. A. Zwart^1,2,17, O. B. of the CCG¹⁸

¹Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research and Innovation, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo, Norway; ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), K. G. Jebsen Center for Genetic Epidemiology, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Trondheim, Norway; ³Oslo University Hospital, Neurology, Oslo, Norway; ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Department of Neuroscience, Stockholm, Sweden; ⁷University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark; ⁸University of Cologne, Division of Neurogenetics and Molecular Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Cologne, Germany; ⁹National University A. Jauretche (UNAJ), Neurosciences and Complex Systems Unit (EnyS), CONICET, Hospital El Cruce 'N. Kirchner', Florencio Varela, Argentina; ¹⁰deCODE genetics / Amgen Inc., Reykjavík, Iceland; ¹¹University College London, Headache and Facial Pain Group, London, United Kingdom; ¹²University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Novo Nordic Foundation Center for Protein Research, Copenhagen, Denmark; ¹³University Hospital Bonn, Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Geriatric Psychiatry, Bonn, Germany; ¹⁴German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE Bonn), Bonn, Germany; ¹⁵University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's & Neurodegenerative Diseases, San Antonio, TX, United States; ¹⁶University of Cologne, Cluster of Excellence Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD), Cologne, Germany; ¹⁷University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway; ¹⁸International Consortium for Cluster Headache Genetics, Oslo, Norway

Correspondence: A. Harder

Introduction: Cluster headache is a severe primary headache disorder preferentially affecting men. A high proportion of patients are smokers.

Methods: We performed a genome-wide association meta-analysis of 4,043 patients with clinically diagnosed cluster headache and 21,729 controls from ten cohorts of European ancestry.

Results: We confirmed the polygenic basis of cluster headache with a SNP-based heritability of 14.5%. We identified seven genome-wide significant loci, of which three are novel (WNT2, rs2402176, OR = 1.20; PLCE1, rs57866767, OR = 1.18; and LRP1, rs11172113, OR = 1.18) and four previously identified (DUSP10, rs17011182, OR = 1.38; MERTK, rs13399108, OR = 1.41; FTCDNL1, rs6714578, OR = 1.53; and FHL5, rs9486725, OR = 1.29). The prioritized genes showed enrichment for artery and brain tissue. Cluster headache shared only some genetic risk loci with migraine and is genetically correlated with cigarette smoking, risk-taking behavior, ADHD, depression and musculoskeletal pain. Mendelian randomization analysis indicated a causal effect of cigarette smoking intensity on cluster headache.

Conclusion: We identify seven risk loci, of which three are novel. We provide evidence that cluster headache and migraine have a partly distinct and a partly overlapping genetic basis. Mendelian randomization analysis indicates a causal effect of cigarette smoking on the development of cluster headache, which has potential clinical implications.

A6 Role of the Default Mode Network in Episodic Cluster Headache: Cerebral Connectivity Analysis with Hd-Eeg

F. Bighiani^1,2, A. Putortì¹, R. De Icco¹, M. Corrado^1,2, M. Semprini³, G. Sances¹, M. Allena¹, V. Grillo¹, C. Tassorelli^1,2, F. Cammarota¹

¹IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, Pavia, Italy; ²University of Pavia, Brain and Behavioral Sciences, Pavia, Italy; ³Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Rehab Technologies, Genova, Italy

Correspondence: F. Cammarota

Introduction: The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying episodic cluster headache (eCH), and shift between active and remission phases, are still not fully understood.

Objectives: We aimed to define specific internodal connectivity patterns of the default mode network (DMN) in eCH patients, through advanced brain connectivity analyses with high-density EEG (HD-EEG).

Methods: Twenty-four patients with eCH and 19 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled. Patients with eCH were evaluated during both the active (T0) and the remission (T1) phases of disease. Of these 24 patients, 8 were registered only at T0, 10 only at T1, while 6 completed both registrations. The DMN areas considered for the analysis were: the right and left angular gyrus (RANG and LANG), the medial pre-frontal cortex (MPC) and the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC). Results: The study of internodal brain connectivity in patients showed lower connectivity at T1 (remission) when compared to T0 between PCC and MPC (T0=0.078±0.009 vs. T1=0.049±0.006, p=0.022) and between PCC and RANG (T0=0.076 ± 0.008 vs. T1=0.052±0.005, p=0.024). Furthermore, connectivity at T1 was lower when compared to HCs, specifically between PCC and MPC areas (CHe-T1=0.049±0.005 vs. HS=0.067±0.005, p=0.028).

Conclusion: eCH patients evaluated during a remission phase of disease showed lower brain connectivity between specific areas of the DMN when compared with either eCH patients tested during an active phase and HCs.

This finding may represent a biological marker of disease, while the fluctuation in PCC connectivity may reflect pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the shift from one phase of disease to the other.

A7 Expression of vasopressin and its receptors in migraine-related regions in CNS and the trigeminal system: Influence of sex

A. Maddahi, L. Edvinsson, K. Warfvinge

Lunds University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Sweden

Correspondence: L. Edvinsson

Objective; Hypothalamus is a key region in migraine attacks. In addition, women are disproportionately affected by migraine. The calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) system is an important key player in migraine pathophysiology. CGRP signaling could be a target of hormones that influence migraine. Our aim is to identify the expression of vasopressin and its receptors in the brain and in the trigeminovascular system with focus on the migraine-related regions and, furthermore, to examine the role of sex on expression of neurohormones in the trigeminal ganglion.

Methods; Rat brain and trigeminal ganglia were carefully harvested and proteins and genes were analyzed by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR, respectively. The number of vasopressin and its receptors immunoreactive neurons in male and female TG were calculated.

Results; Vasopressin and its receptors immunoreactivity were found in migraine-related areas within the brain and in the trigeminal ganglion, predominantly in neuronal cytoplasm. There were no differences in the number of positive cells expression of CGRP and vasopressin in the trigeminal ganglion between male and female rats. In contrast, the number of RAMP1 (CGRRP receptor) and vasopressin receptors (V1aR and V1bR) immunoreactive cells were higher in female compared to male. Vasopressin and its receptors mRNA were expressed in both hypothalamus and trigeminal ganglion; however, the vasopressin mRNA level was significantly higher in the hypothalamus.

Conclusions; A better understanding of potential hormonal influences on migraine mechanisms is needed to improve treatment of female migraineurs. It is intriguing that vasopressin is an output of hypothalamic neurons that influences areas associated with migraine. Therefore, vasopressin might be important hypothalamic components that contribute to migraine pathophysiology.

A8 Switching OnabotulinumtoxinA and Monoclonal Antibodies Anti-CGRP in Severe, Drugs-Resistant Chronic Migraine

L. F. Iannone¹, A. Chiarugi¹, D. Fattori¹, F. De Cesaris¹, P. Geppetti¹

¹Foundation Primary Headache and Stress, Health Sciences, Florence, Italy

Correspondence: L. F. Iannone

Question: To assess the long-term therapeutic impact of anti-calcitonin gene related protein (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies (anti-CGRP mAbs) in drugs-resistant patients with chronic migraine (CM) with no or partial response to OnabotulinumtoxinA (BTX).

Methods: A retrospective, cohort study, enrolling 78 severe CM patients (>80% with medication-overuse [MO]), resistant to ≥3 preventative treatments, and treated with BTX and then with anti-CGRP mAbs. The study consisted of two observational periods of 9 months. A varying non-observational period of at least 6-months occurred after the last BTX treatment. The primary endpoints were the absolute change from baseline in monthly headache days (MHDs), response rates and persistence in MO at 3-, 6- and 9-months follow-up in the two cohorts separately. The secondary endpoint was the change in acute medications use per month. Finally, we performed a last observation carried forward analysis for primary and secondary endpoints.

Results: After nine months of treatment, retention rate ranged from 91.0% to 62.2% in the BTX-A cohort and from 96.2%, to 76.9% in the anti-CGRP mAbs cohort (fig. 1). Approximatively 20% of patients discontinued both treatments due to inefficacy. After 9 months of treatment, 22.4% with BTX-A and 65.0% with anti-CGRP mAbs achieved a ≥50% response (fig. 2). Two patients were migraine-free in the CGRP cohort. BTX-A and anti-CGRP mAbs reduced MHDs at month-9.0 by -5.0 and -12.0, respectively, and decreased the number of MO patients at month-9 (75.5% and 25% persisted in MO, respectively [fig. 3]). Only two patients discontinued treatments due to AEs.

Conclusions: Our findings in drugs-resistant CM patients indicate that patients who discontinued BTX-A undergoing anti-CGRP mAbs treatment showed a substantial clinical improvement in migraine related outcomes. Stopping BTX-A in patients with no response/partial response after the first two cycles and switching to an anti-CGRP mAb appears a viable option.

Fig. 1 (abstract A8).

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A9 Placebo effects in clinical trials of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies for migraine prevention

S. Regnier, X. Ying Lee

Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark

OBJECTIVE: Commonly used indirect treatment comparison (ITC) methods, such as network meta-analyses, assume the presence of a common comparator across trials. For placebo (PBO)-controlled trials, PBO usually serves as the common comparator. Recent literature indicates that differences in route of administration (ROA) across PBO arms of clinical trials in pain disorders may contribute to differences in PBO effect. We conducted a meta-regression on PBO data from anti-CGRP monoclonal antibody (mAb) trials for migraine prevention to quantify the potential impact of ROA on PBO reduction in monthly migraine days (MMDs) across weeks 1–12.

METHODS: A systematic literature review was conducted in June 2021 to identify relevant PBO data from randomized clinical trials of anti-CGRP mAbs in migraine prevention. A generalized linear model was fitted to the extracted PBO data, with migraine type (EM/CM) and proportion of patients with ≥2 failed preventives as covariates.

RESULTS: An IV ROA for the PBO arm was a predictor for higher MMD reduction while episodic migraine, and a higher proportion of patients having ≥2 failed preventives were predictors of lower MMD reduction over weeks 1–12 in the PBO arms of studies investigating anti-CGRP mAbs.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results indicate that PBO ROA differences may warrant the use of ITC methods which do not assume the presence of a common comparator when comparing anti-CGRP mAbs in migraine prevention. Further research should be considered.

A10 Amylin 1 receptors produce delayed activation and sensitization of trigeminovascular neurons

A. Labastida-Ramirez, E. Rubio-Beltran, P. Holland, J. Hoffmann

King's College London, Headache Group, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: A. Labastida-Ramirez

Objective: Investigate in an in vivo model the role of amylin 1 (AMY₁) receptor activation in the modulation of the trigeminal nociceptive system in rats during the different phases of the estrous cycle, and compare it to the responses observed in males.

Methods: We recorded neuronal activity in male and female rats with extracellular electrodes placed within the trigeminocervical complex and examined the effects of targeting the AMY₁ receptor on ongoing spontaneous and dural-evoked firing rates of central trigeminovascular neurons. The selective AMY₁ receptor agonist pramlintide and AMY₁ receptor antagonist AC187, were used for the present study. The different stages of the estrous cycle were identified and assigned by a blinded experimenter through Cresyl violet-stained vaginal smears.

Results: Compared to males (n=6), intravenous administration of pramlintide (6 μg/kg) significantly augmented the ongoing spontaneous activity and dural-evoked neuronal responses in the trigeminocervical complex, only during the estrus and early diestrus phases of the female estrous cycle, whereas this effect was not observed in the metestrus, proestrus and late diestrus phases (n=4-6 per group). Moreover, compared to vehicle (0.9% NaCl, n=5), intravenous administration of AC187 (6 μg/kg) significantly decreased the ongoing spontaneous and dural-evoked firing rates of central trigeminovascular neurons in males (n=4).

Conclusion: Our data support that activation of the AMY₁ receptor modulates the trigeminal nociceptive system and that this effect is most pronounced during the estrus and early diestrus phases of the mesntrual cycle. The data also support selective AMY₁ antagonists as novel and potentially effective targets for the treatment of migraine.

A11 Differential mechanism of action of erenumab and gepants in human isolated coronary arteries

T. de Vries¹, A. van den Bogaerdt², A. H. J. Danser¹, J. Snellman³, J. Bussiere⁴, A. Maassen van den Brink¹

¹Erasmus Medical Center, Internal Medicine, division of Pharmacology and Vascular Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²ETB-BISLIFE, Heart Valve Department, Beverwijk, Netherlands; ³Novartis, Basel, Switzerland; ⁴Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, United States

Correspondence: T. de Vries

Objective

Multiple drugs targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) pathway have been developed for the acute and preventive treatment of migraine. In this study, the effect of the monoclonal antibody erenumab in combination with the acute anti-migraine medication rimegepant, olcegepant or sumatriptan (5-HT-R agonist), on CGRP-induced vasorelaxation was investigated in human isolated coronary arteries (HCA).

Methods

HCA segments from 17 donors (11 female and 6 male, 53±3 years) were incubated overnight with 3 μM erenumab, which is the concentration of erenumab causing a maximum rightward shift of relaxations to CGRP. Next, the segments were mounted on a Mulvany myograph system, in the presence of 3 μM erenumab, and precontracted with 30 mM KCl and subsequently exposed to CGRP. Rimegepant, olcegepant or sumatriptan was added in increasing concentrations to assess whether these compounds did exert additional CGRP-blocking effects on top of erenumab. In addition, full concentration-response curves to CGRP, adrenomedullin or pramlintide were constructed in HCA segments incubated with or without erenumab (3 μM) and/or olcegepant (1 μM).

Results

The relaxation caused by CGRP in segments incubated with 3 μM erenumab was reversed by rimegepant (91%), olcegepant (92%) and sumatriptan (134%, physiological antagonism). Olcegepant seemed to further shift the concentration-response curve to CGRP when administered on top of erenumab, while no further shift of the responses to adrenomedullin and pramlintide was observed.

Conclusion

Both rimegepant and olcegepant exert additional effects on top of a maximal effect of erenumab, suggesting that the mechanism of action of erenumab and gepants may not be identical. In contrast, olcegepant does not induce additional effects on top of erenumab for the agonists adrenomedullin and pramlintide. This suggests that different receptor populations may mediate responses to CGRP, adrenomedullin and pramlintide in HCA.

A12 Revisiting RAMP1 expression: Characterisation of antibodies against receptor activity-modifying protein 1 (RAMP1)

T. Rees¹, E. Hendrikse¹, Z. Tasma¹, M. Garelja², C. Walker¹, D. Hay²

¹University of Auckland, School of Biological Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand; ²University of Otago, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dunedin, New Zealand

Correspondence: T. Rees

Objective: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is well-established as a key component of migraine pathophysiology, yielding effective migraine therapeutics. Further refinement of these treatments requires a more in-depth understanding of CGRP's actions at its receptors, which contain a core accessory protein subunit: receptor activity-modifying protein 1 (RAMP1). Our understanding of RAMP1 expression at the cellular level is incomplete, partly due to the challenges in the availability and identification of specific and validated antibody tools.

Methods: We profiled antibodies for immunodetection of RAMP1 using western blotting,

immunocytochemistry, and immunohistochemistry, including using RAMP1 knockout mouse tissue.

Results: Most antibodies could detect RAMP1 protein in western blotting and immunocytochemistry using transfected cells. Selected antibodies were profiled further, and two antibodies (844, ab256575) could detect a RAMP1-like band in western blots of rodent brain but not RAMP1 knockout mice. However, cross-reactivity with other proteins was evident for all antibodies. In immunohistochemistry clear conclusions about RAMP1 anatomical localization were prevented because each antibody unexpectedly detected distinct patterns of immunoreactivity.

Conclusions: Although most antibodies were capable of detecting RAMP1, their ability to also detect off-target proteins means that immunoreactivity produced by RAMP1 antibodies (including 844) in nervous tissue cannot be confidently attributed to RAMP1 in immunohistochemical applications. RAMP1 expression in nervous tissue therefore needs to be revisited. Our results have implications for using RAMP1 antibodies for any immunohistochemical investigation in any tissue. Furthermore, as RAMP1 is important for other GPCR/ligand pairings, our results have broader significance beyond the CGRP field.

A13 One-quarter of individuals with weekly headache have never consulted a medical doctor: A Danish nationwide cross-sectional survey

T. P. Do¹, S. Stefansen¹, M. Dømgaard¹, T. Steiner^2,3, M. Ashina¹

¹Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark; ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway; ³Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: T. P. Do

INTRODUCTION: Large numbers of people with headache who would benefit are not reached by headache services. Among the causes are poor or disorganized provision of headache services, but reluctance to seek healthcare has frequently been identified as a significant barrier. We conducted a national survey of people with headache to assess the extent of this problem in Denmark, a country with well organized, highly resourced, and readily accessible services.

METHODS: We conducted a nationwide cross-sectional survey of adults ≥18 years old in Denmark reporting at least one headache day in the last year. The survey investigated five items: (1) disease burden, (2) social life, (3) presenteeism, (4) social support, and (5) healthcare utilization.

RESULTS: We included 6,567 respondents from May 2021 to June 2021; 70.2% were female, 39.8% male, and mean age was 43.2±13.4 years. Of the respondents, 54.2% reported headache at least once a week, 33.4% reported headache a couple of times a month, and 12.4% reported headache a couple of times a year. Two-thirds of respondents (66.6%) reported that headache limited their social lives occasionally or frequently. Most respondents (86.8%) reported going to work or attending educational activities occasionally or more frequently even though they had headache. Half of the respondents (49.5%) experienced lack of understanding of their headaches from people occasionally or more frequently. Almost half of respondents (43.7%) had never consulted a medical doctor for their headache; even of those with weekly headache, more than a quarter (28.3%) had never done so in their lifetimes.

CONCLUSIONS: Headache disorders continue to be a problem, even in a high-income country with free and easily accessible headache services.

A14 Changes in Acute Headache Medication Use Among Patients With Chronic Migraine and Medication-Overuse Headache: An Exploratory Analysis of PROMISE-2

R. Cowan¹, M. Marmura², H. C. Diener³, A. Starling⁴, J. Schim⁵, J. Hirman⁶, T. Brevig⁷, R. Cady⁸

¹Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, CA, United States; ²Thomas Jefferson University, Headache Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ³Medical Faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Essen, Germany; ⁴Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ⁵Headache Center of Southern California, Carlsbad, CA, United States; ⁶Pacific Northwest Statistical Consulting, Inc, Woodinville, WA, United States; ⁷Lundbeck, Valby, Denmark; ⁸Lundbeck, Deerfield, IL, United States

Correspondence: H. C. Diener

OBJECTIVE: This post hoc analysis evaluated changes in days of acute headache medication (AHM) use among patients with medication-overuse headache (MOH) from the PROMISE-2 trial.

METHODS: PROMISE-2 (NCT02974153) was a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 3 study evaluating safety and efficacy of eptinezumab (100 or 300 mg) in adults with chronic migraine (CM). In eDiaries, patients indicated daily whether they experienced a headache, used AHM, and type of AHM used.

RESULTS: Of the 1072 patients with CM in PROMISE-2, 431 (40.2%) were formally diagnosed with MOH. The 28-day screening/baseline period comprised 18,504 (eptinezumab) and 9,560 (placebo) study days with medication data; Weeks 1-24 comprised 100,390 and 50,632 days, respectively. The proportion of headache days and AHM use decreased –29.1%-points (eptinezumab) vs –18.4%-points (placebo), and the proportion reporting no headache or AHM use increased 33.8%-points vs 23.6%-points, respectively. The proportion with headache and no AHM use decreased 6.1%-points and –7.1%-points for eptinezumab and placebo, respectively. Triptans were the most used AHMs at baseline (eptinezumab, 20.1%; placebo 19.3%), but triptan use decreased more with eptinezumab vs placebo (–11.8 vs –7.2%-points).

CONCLUSIONS: Eptinezumab was associated with greater declines in headache frequency and days of AHM use vs placebo in patients with a dual diagnosis of CM and MOH, especially the subgroup of patients experiencing ≥50% response.

A15 Antibodies anti-CGRP in patients with fibromyalgia and resistant migraine, are they just as effective?

C. Nieves Castellanos, M. Olivier, M. I. Fabrich Marín, S. Díaz Insa

Hospital Universitari i Politécnic la Fe de Valencia, Headache Unit, Valencia, Spain

Correspondence: C. Nieves Castellanos

QUESTION

Fibromyalgia is a frequent chronic disease and appears frequently with chronic migraine in our patient. We design this sub-study to evaluate if patients with fibromyalgia and migraine responds to antibodies anti-CGRP (a-CGRP) as well as patients without fibromyalgia.

METHODS

We present a sub-analysis of a prospective study of patients with resistant migraine treated with a-CGRP analyzing days of migraine (MHD), headache (HHD) and symptomatic treatment (MusD) as well as scales (HIT-6, MIDAS, pain catastrophizing scale, quality of life (MsQol)). We compared the response to a-CGRP at 3 ant 6 months in patients with fibromyalgia (Fi) and without it (No-Fi)

RESULTS

We included 53 patients Fi and 283 No-Fi. 78% of women and mean age of 46 years in the group no-Fi and 98% of women and mean age of 53 in the group Fi, 5 treatment failures in both groups.

In the group No-Fi before using the a-CGRP they have 22,6 HHD, 19,4 MHD and 19 MsuD. After 3 months, there is a reduction of 9,7 HHD, 7,8 MHD and 8 MsuD. After 6 months 10,7 HHD, 9,6 MHD, 8,6 MsuD. At 6 months, HIT-6 reduces 9,5 points, MIDAS 46,5 points and MsQol increases 20,5 points.

In the group Fi before they have 23,9 HHD, 19,9 MHD and 18,9 MsuD. After 3 months, there is a reduction of 8,9 HHD, 6,4 MHD and 5,8 MsuD. After 6 months 10,7 HHD, 8,7 MHD, 8,1 MsuD. At 6 months, HIT-6 reduces 8,8 points, MIDAS 63,5 points and MsQol increases 22,3 points.

30% in group Fi reported adverse events and 36% in No-Fi.

CONCLUSIONS

Patients with fibromyalgia responds to a-CGRP too, although, according with our study, the improvement seems to be more delayed compared to patients without fibromyalgia. The quality of life and the disability improve slightly more in the group with fibromyalgia than in the group without it. There is no difference in the rate of adverse events.

We consider that with these results, patients with fibromyalgia and migraine should be treated with a-CGRP as well as patients without it.

A16 The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Life Long study: Evaluation of prognostic factors and outcomes

M. Thaller^1,2,3, V. Homer⁴, S. Mollan^1,5, A. Sinclair^1,2,3

¹University of Birmingham, Institute of metabolism and systems research, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ²University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Neurology, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ³Birmingham Health Partners, Centre for Endocrinology, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ⁴University of Birmingham, Cancer Research (UK) Clinical Trials Unit, Birmingham, United Kingdom; ⁵University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Correspondence: M. Thaller

Question

There is limited longitudinal data evaluating visual and headache outcomes in Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH). We aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes in a large prospective real-world cohort of patients with IIH and prognostic factors.

Methods

A longitudinal clinical examination dataset was analysed from the prospectively collected IIH:Life database 2012-2021. Data included demographics and disease status. Visual outcomes included visual acuity (LogMAR), perimetric mean deviation (MD) (Humphrey 24–2 central threshold) and papilloedema (optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging measurements). Headache frequency (days per month) and the headache impact test-6 questionnaire (HIT-6) were noted. We analysed the key variables for prognostic outcomes of vision and headache, focusing on the medically treated cohort.

Results

490 had a confirmed diagnosis of IIH. 98% were female with a mean body mass index (BMI) of 38 kg/m2. Those with the highest OCT RNFL had the worst visual outcomes, but there was a delay of over 12 months before the visual field and OCT measurements revealed this decline. In the medically managed cohort (n=426) visual outcomes were good. Regression analyses showed change in BMI and disease duration had the most influence on vision.

Those who were managed medically and had active IIH (n=281) there was a high headache burden and risk of high headache frequency was found to be associated with a personal migraine history and daily headache at diagnosis. There was a low relapse rate of 3.7%, which was associated with weight gain.

Conclusions

Those with the most elevation of their RNFL had worse long-term visual outcomes which only became apparent in longer term follow-up after 12 months. In a medically managed cohort of people with IIH disease duration and change in BMI were the key factors in influencing visual outcomes. The headache burden was high, and targeted therapy remained an unmet clinical need.

A17 Dysregulation of multiple metabolic pathways related to amino acid and lipid metabolism in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A non-targeted case control and longitudinal metabolomic study.

Z. Alimajstorovic

University of Birmingham, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease characterised by raised intracranial pressure (ICP) and occurs predominantly in women with obesity; however the underlying molecular pathogenesis is not fully understood. We have applied untargeted metabolomic analysis using ultra high performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to characterise the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum metabolite profiles in IIH compared to control subjects and to probe underlying disease mechanisms.

CSF and serum were collected from IIH patients (n=66) with active disease (lumbar puncture pressure >25 cmCSF and Frisén papilloedema grade ≥1) at baseline and again at 12 months following therapeutic weight loss. Analogous samples were collected at baseline from gender and body mass index matched healthy controls with obesity (n=20). We identified two annotated metabolite features in CSF; (1) formylpyruvate and (2) maleylpyruvate and/or fumarylpyruvate isomers, which were present at lower concentrations in IIH compared to control subjects and returned to relative values of control subjects following weight loss. These metabolites showed the opposite trend in serum. Several amino acid and fatty acid metabolic pathways were repeatedly perturbed in serum. Arginine metabolism and arginine biosynthesis pathways were also altered in CSF and serum in relation to IIH symptoms and remission. Lipid classes related to obesity were observed as biologically important in serum supporting the link between obesity and lipid metabolism in IIH.

These results support IIH being a systemic metabolic disease, not merely a pathology of the central nervous system and optic nerve. The perturbed pathways were also associated with disease clinical features and normalised over 12 months in line with disease remission. Perturbation of these metabolic pathways provides initial understanding of disease dysregulation in IIH and require further mechanistic evaluation.

A18 Real-world evidence of galcanezumab for migraine treatment in Japan: A retrospective analysis

T. Takizawa¹, S. Ohtani^1,2, N. Watanabe¹, N. Miyazaki³, K. Ishizuchi¹, K. Sekiguchi¹, C. Iba¹, M. Shibata⁴, R. Takemura³, S. Hori², J. Nakahara¹

¹Keio University School of Medicine, Neurology, Tokyo, Japan; ²Keio University Faculty of Pharmacy, Division of Drug Informatics, Tokyo, Japan; ³Keio University Hospital, Biostatistics Unit, Clinical and Translational Research Center, Tokyo, Japan; ⁴Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Neurology, Ichikawa, Japan

Correspondence: T. Takizawa

Question: Galcanezumab is the first anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody approved in Japan. How are the efficacy and safety of galcanezumab in patients with migraine in a real-world setting in Japan?

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with migraine who received three doses of galcanezumab between August 2021 and February 2022 at the Keio University Hospital. We assessed changes in monthly migraine days (MMD), responder rate (RR), and migraine-associated and premonitory symptoms. We also investigated injection site reactions and adverse events.

Results: Fifty-two patients received three doses of galcanezumab during the study period. Compared to baseline, the MMDs decreased by 5.9 days (95% confidence interval, 4.2–7.7) at 3 months. The 50% RR was 61.5% at 3 months. A total of 64.9%, 50.0%, and 63.9% of patients showed improvement in the severity of photophobia, phonophobia, and nausea/vomiting, respectively. Premonitory symptoms persisted in 62.5% of patients. Moreover, injection site reaction was the most common adverse event (34.6%).

Conclusion: This study revealed the efficacy and safety of galcanezumab for migraineurs in Japan. Galcanezumab also improved migraine-associated symptoms. However, despite a reduction in headaches, premonitory symptoms persisted in >50% of the patients at 3 months, possibly due to a peripheral action of anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies.

A19 Decreased plasma RANTES/CCL5 concentration in headache-free episodic migraine patients

K. Gecse^1,2, T. Nagy^1,2,3, Z. Környei⁴, Á. Dénes⁴, G. Bagdy^1,5,6, G. Juhasz^1,2

¹Semmelweis University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacodynamics, Budapest, Hungary; ²Semmelweis University, SE-NAP2 Genetic Brain Imaging Migraine Research Group, Budapest, Hungary; ³Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Measurement and Information Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Budapest, Hungary; ⁴Institute of Experimental Medicine, Momentum Laboratory of Neuroimmunology, Budapest, Hungary; ⁵Semmelweis University, MTA-SE Neuropsychopharmacology and Neurochemistry Research Group, Budapest, Hungary; ⁶Semmelweis University, NAP-2-SE New Antidepressant Target Research Group, Budapest, Hungary

Correspondence: K. Gecse

Introduction: The regulated on activation and normal T-cell expressed and secreted (RANTES/CCL5) is a chemotactic protein that beyond to chemoattraction is involved in nociception and trigeminal pain. Previous study demonstrated an increased serum RANTES/CCL5 concentration in migraineurs during migraine attack. Additionally, higher RANTES/CCL5 concentration distinguish migraine patients compared to tension-type headache patients. However, the RANTES/CCL5 concentration in headache-free period of migraineurs is contradictory in the literature.

Methods: Blood samples were collected in two independent time-points to measure plasma RANTES/CCL5 concentration of 21 females with episodic migraine without aura and 22 healthy control females The difference in plasma RANTES/CCL5 between migraine and control group was calculated with Mann-Whitney U-test using SPSS27.

Results: RANTES/CCL5 concentration were decreased in migraine patients compared[K1] to healthy controls in both blood samplings (1.BS: U=329, p=0.017; 2.BS: U=312, p=0.049).

Conclusion: Previous studies reported that lower RANTES/CCL5 concentration was associated with higher flow-mediated dilation in vessels. Thus, the decreased serum RANTES/CCL5 concentration replicated in two independent measures may be the sign of vascular hypersensitivity in migraine patients between attacks. The decreased RANTES/CCL5 concentration in interictal period may be a predisposing factor for migraine attack, while the increased RANTES/CCL5 concentration might be associated with migraine pain in ictal period. These findings suggest that RANTES/CCL5 might play a complex role in migraine pathophysiology through its pro-inflammatory, nociceptive and vascular effects that should be further explored.

Funding: EFOP-3.6.3-VEKOP-16-2017-00009; 2017-1.2.1-NKP-2017-00002, KTIA_13_NAPA-II/14, KTIA_NAP_13-1-2013- 0001, KTIA_NAP_13-2- 2015-0001; 2020-4.1.1.-TKP2020; TKP2021-EGA-25; 2019-2.1.7-ERA-NET-2020-00005.

A20 Functional connectivity changes in patients with complex migraine aura: beyond the visual network

A. Russo, M. Silvestro, F. Esposito, M. Cirillo, A. Tessitore, G. Tedeschi

University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Advanced medical and surgical sciences, Naples, Italy

Correspondence: A. Russo

Background and purpose: Although the majority of migraine with aura (MwA) patients experience simple visual aura, a discrete percentage also report somatosensory, dysphasic or motor symptoms (the so-called complex auras). The wide aura clinical spectrum led to an investigation of whether the heterogeneity of the aura phenomenon could be produced by different neural correlates, suggesting an increased visual cortical excitability in complex MwA. The aim was to explore whether complex MwA patients are characterized by more pronounced connectivity changes of the visual network and whether functional abnormalities may extend beyond the visual network encompassing also the sensorimotor network in complex MwA patients compared to simple visual MwA patients.

Methods: By using a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging approach, the resting-state functional connectivity (RS-Fc) of both visual and sensorimotor networks in 20 complex MwA patients was compared with 20 simple visual MwA patients and 20 migraine without aura patients.

Results: Complex MwA patients showed a significantly higher RS-Fc of the left lingual gyrus, within the visual network, and of the right anterior insula, within the sensorimotor network, compared to both simple visual MwA and migraine without aura patients (p < 0.001). The abnormal right anterior insula RS-Fc was able to discriminate complex MwA patients from simple aura MwA patients as demonstrated by logistic regression analysis (area under the curve 0.83).

Conclusion: Our findings suggest that higher extrastriate RS-Fc might promote cortical spreading depression onset representing the neural correlate of simple visual aura that can propagate to sensorimotor regions if an increased insula RS-Fc coexists, leading to complex aura phenotypes.

Fig. 1 (abstract A20).

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Fig. 2 (abstract A20).

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A21 DNA methylation changes associated with treatment response in chronic migraine

D. Mehta¹, I. de Boer², H. Sutherland³, J. Pijpers², C. Bron³, C. Bainomugisa¹, L. Haupt³, A. van den Maagdenberg^2,4, L. Griffiths³, D. Nyholt⁵, G. Terwindt^2,5

¹Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Faculty of Health, Queensland, Australia; ²Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ³Queensland University of Technology, Genomics Research Centre, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia; ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Human Genetics, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁵Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, and Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Brisbane, Australia

Correspondence: I. de Boer

Objective: The mechanisms behind the transformation of episodic migraine to chronic migraine and vice versa have not yet been elucidated. Epigenetic changes are implicated in this process. If treatment results in conversion back to episodic migraine these epigenetic processes might also be reverted. We aimed to identify DNA methylation changes associated with treatment response in chronic migraine patients with medication overuse.

Methods: A longitudinal epigenome-wide association study was performed as part of the Chronification and Reversibility of Migraine (CHARM) study. Blood was taken from chronic migraine patients (n = 98) at baseline and after a 12-week withdrawal period. Treatment responders, patients with ≥ 50% reduction in monthly headache days (MHD), were compared with non-responders to identify methylation changes associated with treatment response. Similarly, ≥ 50% versus < 50% reduction in monthly migraine days (MMD) was compared. Sex-specific analyses were performed. Finally, it was evaluated whether DNA methylation status at baseline was predictive of treatment response after t = 12 weeks.

Results: At the genome-wide level, a change in DNA methylation at one CpG site within an intron of the HDAC4 gene was associated with MHD response (p = 9.42×10^–8) (Fig 1A). Sex-specific analyses revealed two CpG sites associated with MHD response, proximal to DLGAP2 for women (p = 1.11x10^-7) and STS5/AKIP1 for men (p = 8.67x10^-8). Five CpG sites were associated with MMD response in men: ZAN (p = 2.41x10^-8), ZNF248 (p = 2.52x10^-8), H4C2 (p = 2.87x10^-8), between RIT2/SYT4 (p = 4.29x10^-8), and between NRXN1/ASB3 (p = 6.44x10^-8). Baseline methylation at one CpG within MARK3 was predictive of MMD response at 12 weeks.

Conclusion: Global and sex-specific DNA methylation changes are associated with treatment response in chronic migraine. Moreover, DNA methylation status at baseline might be predictive of treatment response.

Fig. 1 (abstract A21).

Manhattan plots from the epigenome-wide association study. Manhattan plot showing the -log10 p value for each CpG site. The threshold for genome wide significance (p <9.42 x 10^-1) is indicated by a continues line. The threshold for suggestive genome wide significance (p < 5 x 10^-1) is indicated by a striped line. Changes in DNA methylation in monthly headache days (MHD) responders vs non-responders (A): changes in DNA methylation in monthly migraine days (MMD) responders vs non-responders (B). Predictive value of DNA methylation profiles at baseline of favourable treatment response for MHD (C) and MMD (D)

A22 Putative predictors of super-response to CGRP monoclonal antibodies

A. R. Pinheiro, A. Rego, P. Neves, S. Delgado, J. Dionísio, B. Madureira, J. Costa, D. Carapinha, Â. Abreu, M. Saraiva, E. Parreira

Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Neurology, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: A. R. Pinheiro

Question: Are there putative predictors of super-response to CGRP monoclonal antibodies?

Methods: This was a unicentric prospective study between February 2019 and April 2022. We collected demographic, clinical, comorbid, and therapeutic data. We applied validated clinical scales to assess baseline severity and therapeutic response. We defined super-responders as patients who achieved a consistent ≥75% reduction in migraine frequency after 6 months of treatment and non-responders as patients with reduction <25%. We used SPSS v.23 for statistical analysis and compared groups of super-responders to non-responders using univariate linear logistic regression.

Results: From a total of 63 patients and after excluding 8 (12.8%) (short follow-up), we analyzed 42 patients. Median age was 44 years (IQR 52) and 41 (97.6%) were women. Twenty-one (50%) had chronic migraine with median duration of 22.9 years (IQR 56), 17 (40.5%) had medication overuse and 24 (57.1%) responded to triptans. We treated patients with Erenumab (n=31), Fremanezumab (n=7) and Galcanezumab (n=4). We had 29 super-responders and 13 non-responders. We found a statistically significant association between super-responders and lower baseline frequency of migraine (OR=0.901), episodic migraine (OR=0.096) and response to triptans (OR=5.000). After treatment, there was a statistically significant association between reduction of migraine frequency and lower HURT scale score (OR=0.771) and decreased headache intensity (OR=0.644). We noticed a trend towards statistically significant results between super-responders and >3 failed preventives (p=0.072) and lower baseline intense episodes (p=0.085).

Conclusions: In CGRP monoclonal antibody treatment, episodic migraine, response to triptans and lower baseline intense episodes may be potential predictors of super-response. HURT scale may be appropriate to monitor these patients. This real-life data may allow better selection and management of patients.

A23 Pharmacogenetic assessments of treatment response in cluster headache

A. S. Petersen¹, M. Barloese^1,2, N. Lund¹, A. S. Pedersen¹, M. L. K. Søborg¹, M. A. Chalmer¹, I. Callesen¹, B. S. Winsvold^3,4,5, J. A. Zwart^3,4,5, S. R. Ostrowski⁶, O. B. Pedersen⁷, F. T. Sellebjerg⁸, H. B. Søndergaard⁸, M. B. Hansen⁸, R. H. Jensen¹, T. F. Hansen¹

¹Dansk Hovedpine Center, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark; ²Center of Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University, Hospital Hvidovre, Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Hvidovre, Denmark; ³Oslo University Hospital, Department of Research and Innovation, Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo, Norway; ⁴Oslo University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Oslo, Norway; ⁵University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway; ⁶University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁷Zealand University Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology, Køge, Denmark; ⁸Danish Multiple Sclerosis Center, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen University Hospital-Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark

Correspondence: A. S. Petersen

Background: The response to cluster headache treatments has a high interindividual variation. To date, treatment response has only been assessed by candidate gene approach and no investigations into metabolic pathways have been performed.

Question: To investigate the association between polygenetic risk of cluster headache and treatment response to first line cluster headache treatments. Additionally we investigated known functional variants of CYP3A4 and the response to verapamil1. Further, to replicate previous single nucleotide polymorphisms found to be associated with treatment response in cluster headache and/or migraine.

Methods: 508 cluster headache patients diagnosed according International Classification of Headache Disorders ere genotyped and participated in a semi-structured interview to evaluate treatment response. Polygenetic risk score was calculated by effect retrieved from meta-analyzing the latest two GWAS on cluster headache.

Results: We confirm previous findings that inferior treatment response associates with chronicity of cluster headache no evidence for response to first-line abortive and preventive treatment was predicted by a high genetic risk of cluster headache or functional variants of CYP3A4. We did not found support of the suggested genetic variants previously reported to be associated with treatment response to triptans or verapamil.

Conclusion: The clinically relevant variation in treatment response for cluster headache is unlikely to be influenced by genetic factors and other factors should be searched.

A24 Salivary CGRP and erenumab response: towards precision medicine in migraine

A. Alpuente, V. J. Gallardo, L. Asskour, E. Caronna, M. Torres-Ferrús, P. Pozo-Rosich

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: A. Alpuente

Question: It is still to be shown if there is a correlation between baseline CGRP levels and prediction of response to these treatments or if CGRP levels are modified and how with treatment. We aimed (i) to analyze salivary CGRP levels in migraine patients (ii) to predict erenumab response from pre-treatment CGRP levels and (iii) to evaluate CGRP change post-treatment.

Methods: This is a prospective observational study that measured salivary CGRP levels in healthy controls (HC), episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM) patients. Participants collected saliva samples at baseline and, patients who were candidates to receive erenumab 140 mg, also collected saliva after 3 doses of treatment. We quantified CGRP-like immunoreactivity (CGRP-LI) by ELISA and we performed an analysis at baseline and post-treatment through generalized linear mixed models.

Results: At baseline, a higher headache frequency was associated with higher CGRP levels, being those even higher in presence of depressive symptoms. A cut-off point of 103.75 pg/mL was estimated to differentiate migraine from controls with an 80.3% of accuracy. We also found that higher pre-treatment salivary CGRP levels were statistically significantly associated to a higher probability of having 50% or greater reduction in headache frequency in EM patients, but not in CM. After 12-weeks of treatment with erenumab 140, salivary CGRP levels from patients within all spectrum of migraine frequency converged to similar CGRP values. In contrast, in patients with concomitant depressive symptoms, this convergence did not happen.

Interpretation: Patients with migraine not only have higher CGRP levels compared to controls, but also the presence of depressive symptoms seems to increase salivary CGRP levels and we have evidence, for the first time, that salivary CGRP concentration is associated with treatment response to erenumab.

Fig. 1 (abstract A24).

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Fig. 2 (abstract A24).

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A25 Effectiveness and safety of surgical treatment of classic and Idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia

A. Martinez Viguera, J. M. Fernández Vidal, R. Collet Vidiella, G. Olmedo Saura, C. Toscano Prat, R. Sainz Torres, M. Borrell Pichot, T. I. Mederer Fernandez, B. Albertí Vall, R. Rodríguez Rodríguez, J. A. Aibar Duran, R. Belvís Nieto, N. Morollón Sánchez-Mateo, A. Martinez Viguera

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: A. Martinez Viguera

QUESTION

Surgical treatment of trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is indicated in refractory cases. Different percutaneous and invasive techniques can be performed. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness and safety of these procedures.

METHODS

A retrospective observational single-center study of patients with classic or idiopathic refractory TN (failure to 3 different groups of drugs). Clinical, diagnostic-therapeutic, and clinical evolution data were collected.

RESULTS

We included 70 patients (60% female), with a median age at diagnosis of 56 [23-82], 48(69%) had classic TN.

The mean number of previous drugs used was 4.24 (SD±2.25).

47 patients (67%) were treated with microvascular decompression (MVD), being effective in 87% (52% total, 35% partial) and achieving medication withdrawal in 15. 11 (23.4%) presented complications; major, yet reversible, in 3 cases.

In 42 (60%) percutaneous techniques were used. 26 (37.1%) underwent radiofrequency thermocoagulation (1.77 times per patient on average) with a response rate of 60% (12% total, 48% partial), complications appeared in 7 (17.4%), 3 of which were major and persistent. 16 (34.8%) underwent balloon compression (1.25 times per patient) with 84% effectiveness (56% total, 25% partial), 4 (25%) minor complications were registered, 75% of which were persistent. In 17 patients (24%) both techniques were used (47% DCMV as the first option).

2 gangliolysis, 1 stereotactic radiosurgery, and 1 implantation of cortex stimulation device were performed, with no subsequent complications.

CONCLUSIONS

Surgical techniques are effective in patients with refractory TN, allowing to reduce medication use. The technique that offers the best results is MVD. Complications may appear in up to a quarter of patients, regardless of the technique used, being more frequent and persistent, contrary to expectations, in percutaneous procedures.

A26 Effectiveness and tolerance of real-world medical treatment in classical and idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia. A series of 193 patients.

G. Olmedo Saura, C. Toscano Prat, R. Collet Vidiella, J. M. Fernández Vidal, A. Martinez Viguera, B. Albertí Vall, T. I. Mederer Fernandez, R. Sainz Torres, M. Borrell Pichot, R. Belvís Nieto, N. Morollón Sánchez-Mateo

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: G. Olmedo Saura

Question

Medical treatment recommendations in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) are based on few clinical trials with small samples and expert recommendations. Our aim is to describe the long-term effectiveness and tolerability of medical treatment in classical and idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia in real-world conditions.

Methods

We performed an observational study in which all patients with classical and idiopathic TN seen in our center were retrospectively collected.

Results

We included 193 patients (67% women), with a median age at diagnosis of 59 years [15-93], and a median follow-up of 3 years. 64% had classic TN. The median number of drugs used was 3.23 (SD ±2.26).

Of the 125 patients followed ≥2 years, 74 (59%) achieved sustained control. 66 (53%) with carbamazepine and derivatives, and 23 (18%) with gabapentinoids. 17 (25%) responded to the first drug used, and 19 (15%) responded to combined treatment.

Of the 66 patients followed ≥5 years, 28 (42%) achieved sustained control. 23 with carbamazepine and derivatives, and 7 with gabapentinoids. 17 (25%) responded to the first drug used, and 6 (9%) responded to combined treatment.

A total of 130 patients were treated with carbamazepine, 103 (54%) as first choice. A response was obtained in 44 (35%). 54 (42%) reported adverse effects.

Conclusions

Despite the increasing therapeutic offer of neuromodulators, carbamazepine is still the drug of choice, and with better effectiveness data. However, adverse effects are an important limitation. In a high percentage of patients with medical treatment we do not achieve a correct long-term control of TN.

A27 Predictors of response to medical and surgical treatment in classical and idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia

R. Collet Vidiella¹, J. M. Fernández Vidal¹, G. Olmedo Saura¹, A. Martínez Viguera¹, C. Toscano Prat¹, M. Borrell Pichot¹, R. Sainz Torres¹, T. I. Mederer Fernandez¹, B. Albertí Vall¹, R. Rodríguez Rodríguez², J. A. Aibar Duran², R. Belvís Nieto¹, N. Morollón Sánchez-Mateo¹

¹Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain; ²Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurosurgery, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: J. M. Fernández Vidal

Question

The proportion of patients that respond to medical and surgical treatment in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is variable. We aimed to identify potential predictors of response to medical and surgical treatment in classical and idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia.

Methods

We conducted an observational, retrospective, and unicenter study in adults with classical or idiopathic TN. We analyzed the relationship between several epidemiologic, anatomic, and clinical characteristics and outcomes with the use of the chi-square or Fisher's exact test for categorical variables and with ANOVA for continuous variables. P-value ≤0.05 was considered significant. All reported P-values are two-sided.

Results

A total of 193 patients (67% women) were included, with a median age at the first visit of 64 [22-93] years.

Medical treatment response for ≥2 years was present in 59% of patients. Older age at the first visit (66 vs 58, p<0.01) and the presence of hypertension (47% vs 26%, p=0.03) were associated with response to medical treatment. No significant differences were found in terms of gender, affected branch, type of TN, or other comorbidities.

The effectiveness of microvascular decompression was 87%. A more significant number of previous drugs (3.7 vs 6.7, p=0.03) was associated with no response. No differences were found regarding other variables.

The effectiveness with thermocoagulation was 60%. V2 involvement (75% vs 17%, p=0.01) and pain in V2-V3 branches (91% vs 40%, p=0.01) were associated with effectiveness, while single branch involvement (27% vs 87%, p<0.01) to no response.

The effectiveness of mechanical compression was 84%. No response predictors were found.

Conclusions

Advanced age and hypertension were associated with a sustained response to medical treatment. A greater number of drugs before microvascular decompression was associated with a worse response. The involvement of branches V2 and V2-V3 was associated with effectiveness with thermocoagulation.

A28 Inhibition of peripheral FAAH alleviates hyperalgesia induced by acute dural inflammation in experimental migraine

M. Francavilla¹, R. Greco¹, C. Demartini¹, A. Zanaboni^1,2, C. Tassorelli^1,2

¹IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; ²University of Pavia, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: M. Francavilla

Peripheral and central sensitization is an important pathophysiological process in migraine and its chronification, but the underlying mechanisms are largely unclear. Trigeminal hyperalgesia and/or facial allodynia have been tested in animal models to simulate clinical symptomatology and to investigate the mechanisms underlying migraine pain. Inhibition of the fatty-acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, the enzyme that deactivates the endocannabinoid anandamide, may exert anti-nociceptive effects via the activation of peripheral cannabinoid (CB1) receptors. Aim - Here, we evaluated the effects of FAAH inhibition in a migraine model of peripheral sensitization obtained by evaluating trigeminal hypersensitivity at the orofacial formalin test in animals with dural inflammation. Methods – Dural inflammation was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats with the infusion of an inflammatory soup (IS) onto the dura. Ten min after IS infusion, rats were treated, with the peripheral FAAH inhibitor URB937 (1mg/kg, i.p.) or vehicle. A first set of rats underwent the orofacial formalin test 2h after IS application, while a second experimental set was used to evaluate the expression of CGRP and pro-inflammatory cytokines in specific brain areas in toto. Results - IS infusion induced trigeminal hyperalgesia at the orofacial formalin test, associated with an increase in gene expression of CGRP and pro-inflammatory molecules in medulla-pons and trigeminal ganglia. URB937 administration inhibited IS-induced trigeminal hyperalgesia and the prevented the increase in gene expression of CGRP and pro-inflammatory molecules in the nervous tissues. Conclusions - The findings suggest that potentiation of the endocannabinoid tone, obtained via peripheral FAAH inhibition, may modulate trigeminal hyperalgesia induced by dural IS through the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokines and CGRP synthesis at central and peripheral sites of the nervous system.

A29 Aryl hydrocarbon receptors are involved in the pathogenesis of migraine

Y. Mrad, A. Raoelina, R. Dallel, I. Ranchon-Cole, C. Alba-Delgado

Université Clermont Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Inserm, Neuro-Dol, Clermont-Ferrand, France

Correspondence: Y. Mrad

Objective: Migraine is a prevalent disorder, with episodic attacks. Some patients experience an increase in attack frequency and develop chronic migraine. However, the underlying mechanisms of this progression are uncertain. The noradrenergic locus coeruleus (LC) has been involved in migraine chronicity. Recent studies found that selective activation of LC alleviates pain by reducing neuroinflammation. As the aryl hydrocarbon receptors (AhRs) are key regulators of the brain inflammatory responses, we, therefore, investigate the contribution of LC-expressed AhRs in migraine progression.

Methods: Using immunohistochemical approaches, we assessed the intracellular distribution and the expression levels of AhRs in the LC in a mice model of migraine induced by systemic administration of isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN; a nitric oxide donor). We also explored the effect of systemic AhR activation (by the indole agonist ITE) or inhibition (by the pure antagonist TMF) on cutaneous mechanical hypersensitivity (CMH) induced by ISDN.

Results: In naïve mice, AhRs were detected in 47.1 ± 3.4 % of LC noradrenergic neurons. Repeated ISDN administration resulted in a significant increase in this percentage (56.7 ± 3.4%, P<0.05). Interestingly, morphological alterations of LC neurons together with an increase of the soma and nucleus sizes were also observed. Behavioral testing showed that single or repeated TMF or ITE administrations did not affect cephalic mechanical sensitivity in naïve mice. In addition, ITE did not worsen the ISDN-induced CMH. However, a single administration of TMF effectively blocked ISDN-induced acute CMH, while daily administration was unable to prevent long-lasting CMH.

Conclusions: These data highlight, for the first time, the involvement of AhRs in the initiation but not in the maintenance of migraine.

A30 Orexin-A recovers sleep-deprivation induced periorbital allodynia in a preclinical migraine model

E. Stanyer, J. Hoffmann, P. Holland

King's College London, Headache Group, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: E. Stanyer

Questions: There is a bidirectional link between sleep and migraine with poor sleep reported as both a migraine trigger and symptom. Orofacial allodynia, or hypersensitivity to a non-painful stimulus, is a commonly reported migraine symptom. This study aimed to determine whether sleep deprivation results in orofacial allodynia and whether the arousal promoting neuropeptide orexin-A can recover this.

Methods: Mice were sleep deprived for 6 hours using the gentle handling method or allowed to sleep as usual (n = 12 per group). Periorbital mechanical withdrawal thresholds were tested pre and post deprivation using the von Frey assay. In a series of experiments, mice were administered either 100μg/kg orexin-A/vehicle or 20mg/kg caffeine/vehicle intraperitoneal and thresholds were tested 30 minutes post injection. To measure arousal, locomotor activity after administration of each drug was tested using infrared sensors. To establish if this effect is specific to sleep deprivation, orexin-A was administered after delivery of the clinical migraine trigger nitroglycerin.

Results: Caffeine significantly increased gross movements, and both caffeine and orexin-A significantly increased fine movements compared to vehicle. Sleep deprived mice had significantly lower sensory thresholds than non-sleep deprived mice. Injection of orexin-A, but not caffeine, significantly increased thresholds in sleep deprived mice, despite similar effects on arousal. Nitroglycerin significantly decreased thresholds, however orexin-A did not recover this.

Conclusions: These findings demonstrate that sleep deprivation leads to orofacial allodynia in mice. This can be reversed with administration of orexin-A, but not caffeine, indicating that this is unlikely to be driven by arousal. However, orexin-A was not analgesic when delivered after nitroglycerin-induced allodynia. Further research should explore the role of orexin-A in migraine.

A31 P2Y14 receptor in trigeminal ganglion contributes to neuropathic pain in mice

J. Lin^1,2, X. Fang^1,3, J. Shen¹

¹Sichuan University, West China School of Stomatology, Chengdu, China; ²University of Barcelona, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Barcelona, Spain; ³Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hospital of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, Hangzhou, China

Correspondence: J. Lin

Question: Trigeminal nerve injury usually induces trigeminal neuropathic pain but lacks effective treatments. Recent reports implied that P2Y14 receptor (P2Y₁₄R) activation promoted orofacial inflammatory pain and migraine. However, the role and mechanism of P2Y14R in trigeminal neuropathic pain remain unknown.

Methods: Trigeminal neuropathic pain was induced by chronic constriction injury of the infraorbital nerve (CCI-ION). Orofacial mechanical threshold was measured by Von-Frey tests. The ATF3 (a mark of nerve injury) and P2Y14R were detected by immunofluorescence in the trigeminal ganglion (TG). The P2Y₁₄R agonist (UDP-glucose) or antagonist (PPTN) was delivered by trigeminal ganglion injection in a stereotaxic apparatus. Furthermore, the expression of P2Y₁₄R and its potential downstream cellular signalings were measured by RT-qPCR and/or western blot (WB) in the TG.

Results: Firstly, CCI-ION induced orofacial mechanical hypersensitivity. The increased ATF3 expression in the TG confirmed trigeminal nerve injury. P2Y₁₄R was expressed in trigeminal ganglion neurons and satellite glial cells. RT-qPCR and WB showed that CCI-ION increased the expression of P2Y₁₄R, interleukin-1β, interleukin-6, C-C chemokine CCL2, and tumor necrosis factor-α in TG. Secondly, PPTN alleviated CCI-ION-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and proinflammatory cytokines production. UDP-glucose evoked orofacial mechanical hypersensitivity and upregulated proinflammatory cytokines above. Thirdly, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) and p38 were increased in the TG after CCI-ION, which also were reduced by PPTN. Furthermore, the inhibitors of ERK1/2 (U0126) and p38 (SB203580) decreased these CCI-ION-induced proinflammatory cytokines.

Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that P2Y₁₄R in the TG contributed to trigeminal neuropathic pain via ERK- and p38-dependent neuroinflammation. P2Y₁₄R may be a potential drug target against trigeminal neuropathic pain.

Fig. 1 (abstract A31).

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A32 Kir4.1 in satellite glial cells contributes to trigeminal neuropathic pain

J. Lin^1,2, X. Fang^1,3, J. Shen¹

¹Sichuan University, West China School of Stomatology, Chengdu, China; ²University of Barcelona, Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics, Barcelona, Spain; ³Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hospital of Stomatology, School of Stomatology, Hangzhou, China

Correspondence: J. Lin

Question: Astrocyte Kir4.1 emerged as a novel therapeutic target for nervous system diseases, such as depression and pain. However, the role and mechanism of Kir4.1 in satellite glial cells (SGCs) in trigeminal neuropathic pain remain unknown. Methods: In vivo, chronic constriction injury of the infraorbital nerve (CCI-ION) and Von-Frey tests were used. The ATF3, GFAP, and Kir4.1 were detected by immunofluorescence in the trigeminal ganglion (TG). The AAV2/8 aimed at Kir4.1 was delivered to TG in WT and Kir4.1^f/f mice to knockdown or overexpress Kir4.1. In vitro, cultured SGCs were transfected with siRNA to knock down Kir4.1. The expression of Kir4.1 and its potential downstream cellular signalings were measured by RT-qPCR, western blot (WB), and/or ELISA. Results: Firstly, CCI-ION induced orofacial mechanical hypersensitivity. The increased ATF3 confirmed trigeminal nerve injury and increased GFAP indicated SGCs activation. Kir4.1 was expressed on

SGCs of TG. RT-qPCR and WB showed that CCI-ION decreased Kir4.1 expression but increased the expression of GFAP, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) in TG. Secondly, knockdown of Kir4.1 in mice evoked orofacial mechanical hypersensitivity and upregulated GFAP, BDNF, and GDNF expression in TG. Overexpression of Kir4.1 alleviated CCI-ION-induced mechanical hypersensitivity and GFAP, BDNF, and GDNF production. In vitro, Kir4.1-siRNA treated SGCs increased GFAP, BDNF, and GDNF expression. Thirdly, phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) was increased in TG after CCI-ION, knockdown of Kir4.1 mice, and Kir4.1-siRNA treated SGCs, which also were reduced by Kir4.1 rescue. Furthermore, the inhibitors of ERK1/2 (U0126) decreased these above upregulated BDNF and GDNF. Conclusions: This study indicated that Kir4.1 in SGCs contributed to trigeminal neuropathic pain by regulating BDNF and GDNF production via ERK signaling pathway and SGCs activation.

A33 CGRP-induced relaxation remains unaffected in a porcine acute ischaemic stroke model

D. Boucherie¹, J. Bobi², A. Taha², H. M. M. van Beusekom², A. H. J. Danser¹, A. Maassen van den Brink¹

¹Erasmus Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Division of Vascular Pharmacology, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²Erasmus Medical Center, Cardiology, Division of Experimental Cardiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Correspondence: D. Boucherie

Objective Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) plays an important role in migraine attacks and is thought to be protective in ischaemic events. We investigated functional responses to exogenous CGRP of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) harvested from a gyrencephalic model of focal cerebral ischaemia.

Methods Female pigs (n=25; weight 51±3kg) underwent a craniotomy to occlude right-sided MCAs with aneurysm clips for 1 (n=5), 2 (n=5), or 4 (n=5) hours followed by 4-h recanalization, or for 8 h without recanalization (n=5). Two animals underwent a sham procedure. After euthanasia, the right-sided MCA was dissected for tension measurements. KCl-induced contraction (30–100 mM) was measured and endothelial function was assessed by bradykinin (BK)- or substance P (SP)-induced relaxation (10–100 nM) after precontraction with thromboxane A₂ analogue U46619 (10–100 nM). Concentration-response curves were constructed to CGRP (0.1–100 nM) after precontraction with 30 mM KCl.

Results Relaxation to SP and BK was significantly reduced after 8 h occlusion (P<0.05), but not after occlusion followed by recanalization. Contraction to KCl was only reduced after 8 h occlusion (P<0.001). No differences were found in response to CGRP between groups (Figure).

Conclusions CGRP-induced relaxation remained unaffected after 8 h MCA occlusion, whereas SP- and BK-induced relaxation did not. These results suggest that CGRP acts via an endothelium-independent mechanism and that its potential protective effects after stroke depend on its local release rather than changes at the CGRP receptor level.

Figure: (A) No altered CGRP-induced relaxation after (recanalized) MCA occlusion. Reduced endothelial (B) and contractile (C) function after 8 h MCA occlusion. Results depicted as mean ± SEM.

Fig. 1 (abstract A33).

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A34 Involvement of the hypothalamus in migraine-related pathways

Isabella Mai Christiansen, Anja Holm Nordvang, Lars Edvinsson, Kristian Agmund Haanes

Rigshospitalet, Department of Clinical experimental Research, Glostrup, Denmark

Correspondence: I. Christiansen

Objective

According to the current hypothesis of migraine pathophysiology, attacks are initiated in the hypothalamus, whereafter an activation cascade commences, which results in the activation of the trigeminal nucleus caudalis (TNC) and then trigeminal ganglion (TG). Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) release from the trigeminal system is thought to play a central role in migraine pathology, supported by the fact that currently available antimigraine drugs act by blocking CGRP signalling. The aim was to perform a preliminary examination of the hypothalamus in migraine-related pathways.

Methods

CGRP release from hypothalamus-containing acute brain slices was examined using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. In addition, we investigated expression levels of Calca (encoding CGRP) and other genes related to dopaminergic pathways in the hypothalamus and the TNC.

Results

An extracellular concentration of 60 mM potassium significantly induced CGRP release, as compared to baseline (p = 0.01, n = 6), whereas application of 100 nM capsaicin did not (p = 0.16, n = 6). Using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), we found that Calca was expressed in the hypothalamus, but no difference was observed between male/female mice. Drd2 (encoding the D2 receptor) was the most highly expressed dopamine receptor in both the male and female hypothalamus and TNC, indicating a dominantly inhibitory effect of dopamine in these regions. In addition, results from qRT-PCR demonstrated a tendency towards lower expression levels of Drd2 in the TNC of female mice, as compared to males.

Conclusion

Central CGRP release can be detected from brain slices of mice, but the expression of Calca did not show any male/female difference. However, we found some sex differences in the dopaminergic pathways, suggesting that lower expression levels of Drd2 in females as compared to males could contribute to increased excitability of the TNC.

A35 A powerful dual MAGL/FAAH inhibitor AKU-005 against migraine pain of peripheral meningeal origin

A. Della Pietra¹, G. Krivoshein², K. Ivanov³, R. Giniatullina¹, V. Leinonen⁴, M. Lehtonen⁵, A. M. J. Maagdenberg², J. Savinainen³, R. Giniatullin¹

¹University of Eastern Finland, A.I. Virtanen Institute, Kuopio, Finland; ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Human Genetics and Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ³University of Eastern Finland, Biomedicine, Kuopio, Finland; ⁴Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; ⁵University of Eastern Finland, School of Pharmacy, Kuopio, Finland

Correspondence: A. Della Pietra

Question. Migraine is a neurological multifactorial disease whose worst symptom is pain. To deal with disturbing migraine pain, we propose the engaging of endocannabinoid system (ECS) via inhibition of enzymes monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH), which are degrading 2-arachidonoylglicerol (2-AG) and anandamide (AEA), respectively. To this end, we explored the analgesic effect of enhanced endocannabinoids (endoCBs) in peripheral meningeal tissues where pain signaling is of often originating in migraine, leading later to central sensitization.

Methods. To develop the functional platform for such purpose, we measured by activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) the activity of the main endoCBs-hydrolases, MAGL and FAAH and by LC-MS/MS the levels of 2-AG and AEA in rat meninges. We explored the analgesic effect of enhanced endoCBs with electrophysiological recordings from rat peripheral meningeal afferents.

Results. We found that in the meninges, 2-AG is the main endoCB, much exceeding the level of AEA. However, local depolarization increased the AEA ~2 folds without affecting 2-AG levels. The dual MAGL/FAAH inhibitor AKU-005 slightly increased basal nociceptive activity of trigeminal nerves. Instead, it significantly decreased, through CB1 receptors, meningeal nociceptive activity induced by depolarizing action of KCl, indicating analgesic effect.

Conclusions. These results suggest that 2-AG and AEA can differently contribute to counteract migraine pain by tonic or transient activity dependent release from meninges. These findings support the therapeutic perspective for engagement of both endoCBs analgesic molecules at early stages of attack. Thus, our novel dual ultrapotent MAGL/FAAH inhibitor AKU-005 appeared to be a promising tool in reducing migraine nociception originating in the meninges.

Fig. 1 (abstract A35).

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Fig. 2 (abstract A35).

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A36 Whole exome sequencing of hemiplegic migraine patients shows an increased burden of missense variants in CACNA1H and CACNA1I genes

O. Ibrahim¹, A. Harder^2,3, N. Maksemous¹, L. Vijfhuizen², H. Sutherland¹, N. Pelzer³, I. de Boer³, G. Terwindt³, R. Lea¹, A. van den Maagdenberg^2,3, L. Griffiths¹

¹Queensland University of Technology, Genomics Research Centre, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, School of Biomedical Sciences, Brisbane, Australia; ²Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, Leiden, Netherlands; ³Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands

Correspondence: A. Harder

Background: Hemiplegic migraine (HM) is a migraine subtype with aura characterized by attacks associated with motor weakness. Given that causal mutations in the voltage-gated calcium channel a1A subunit gene CACNA1A have been found in a subset of HM patients, we investigated whether there is an increased burden in HM of missense variants in other CACNA1x genes.

Methods: Whole exome sequencing data of a clinically-referred Australian cohort of unrelated HM patients (n = 187), along with public data from Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD v2.1.1) as controls, was used for a comprehensive analysis of missense variants in CACNA1x genes that included burden testing with the TRAPD package. Replication was performed in a Dutch clinical HM cohort (n = 32).

Results: Individual variant analysis of the Australian cohort revealed variants in multiple CACNA1x genes. Using TRAPD, we found a significant burden of missense variants in CACNA1H (p = 8.84 x 10-79) and CACNA1I (p = 3.00 x 10-169) in the Australian cohort that replicated in Dutch patients (CACNA1H, p = 0.012 and CACNA1I, p = 0.044), although CACNA1I did not remain significant after correction for multiple testing. The burden effect was slightly higher for CACNA1I (OR = 1.43, 95% CI:1.28 - 1.58) than for CACNA1H (OR = 1.83, 95% CI:1.54 - 2.12).

Conclusion: Our data suggest that HM, in the absence of a single causal mutation in CACNA1A, ATP1A2, or SCN1A, is a complex trait, in which, at least to certain extent, increased burden of missense variants in CACNA1H and CACNA1I increases the risk of disease.

A37 Arterial responses to infusion of glucagon-like peptide-1 in humans: A randomized trial study

R. Christensen¹, H. Ghanizada¹, M. Al-Mahdi Al-Karagholi¹, F. Azzahra Elbahi¹, H. Coskun¹, M. Ashina^1,2

¹Danish Headache Center, Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark; ²Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: R. Christensen

Objective: Glucagon-like-peptide-1 (GLP-1) is an incretin hormone implicated in several metabolic and neurological disorders. GLP-1 induces vasodilation and increases blood flow in the peripheral circulation. Whether GLP-1 alters cerebral hemodynamics in humans is yet to be elucidated.

Methods: In a crossover, double-blind, placebo-controlled, and randomized design, 21 healthy volunteers were assigned to receive intravenous GLP-1 infusion (2.5 pmol/kg/min) or placebo over 20 min on two different days separated by at least one week. We used a noninvasive, well-validated transcranial doppler (TCD) and ultrasound dermascan to reveal the effect of GLP-1 on intra- and extracerebral arteries. The mean blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (VMCA), the diameter of the superficial temporal artery (STA) and radial artery (RA), and facial skin blood flow were measured. In addition, we documented headache and its associated symptoms during and after infusion.

Results: Twenty participants were included in the final analysis. We found no difference in the VMCA (P = 0.227), diameter of the STA (P = 0.096), the RA (P = 0.221), or facial blood flow (P = 0.814) after GLP-1 compared to placebo. There were no differences in HR, SAT, EtCO2, or RF (P > 0.05) on the GLP-1 day compared to the placebo day. We found no differences in the incidence of headache after GLP-1 (n = 10) compared to placebo (n = 7) (P = 0.250).

Conclusion: GLP-1 infusion did not affect cerebral hemodynamics or induce headache in humans. Further preclinical studies with validated methods are required to determine if intra – and extracerebral vasculature express GLP-1Rs in humans.

Fig. 1 (abstract A37).

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A38 Prevalence of substance use in a Dutch migraine population

T. van den Hoek, I. de Boer, I. Verhagen, G. Terwindt

Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands

Correspondence: T. van den Hoek

Objective: Tobacco, alcohol, and illicit substance use result in substantial morbidity and mortality. Moreover, there is controversy concerning their ability to increase susceptibility to migraine attacks. The current study sought to examine the prevalence of substance use in a large migraine cohort. Prevalence was compared to the general population.

Methods: Data on substance use were collected by survey in a large migraine cohort¹ and from the annual health survey for substances in the general Dutch population (Statistics Netherlands 2016/2017). Associations for substance consumption were standardized for sex, age and educational level and analyzed using chi-square.

Results: From the Leiden Headache Center, a standardization a total of 4993 patients with migraine were included. Differences were found between migraine and the general population for illicit drug use (OR 0.53, 95%CI 0.45-0.63, p<0.01), current smoking

(OR 0.52, 95%CI 0.47-0.57, p<0.01), life-time smoking (OR 0.52, 95%CI 0.48-0.55, p<0.01) and current alcohol consumption (OR 0.44, 95%CI 0.40 – 0.47, p<0.01). Prevalences for the use of illicit drugs, current smoking, life-time smoking and current alcohol consumption are shown in figure 1.

Conclusion: Individuals with migraine are less likely to smoke, drink alcohol or use illicit drugs compared to the general population. Migraine patients might avoid alcohol due to presumed trigger effects.² Differences in smoking prevalence might be due to an increased awareness of an elevated cardiovascular risk among migraine patients.

References

¹ Oosterhout et al Cephalalgia. 2011 Oct;31(13):1359-67

² Onderwater et al Eur J Neurol. 2019;26:588-95

Fig. 1 (abstract A38).

Substance use for Dutch General population and migraine patients after standardization adjusting for age, sex and education.

A39 A novel approach to identify and classify visual migraine aura: a European multicenter study on 257 patients

M. Viana¹, A. Hougaard², I. Grøntveit Winnberg³, A. Ambrosini⁴, C. Gobbi^1,5, A. Perrotta⁴, T. Pho Do², E. Tronvik³, C. Zecca^1,5

¹Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Neurology, Lugano, Switzerland; ²University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ³Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Neurology, Trondheim, Norway; ⁴Neuromed, Headache Clinic, Pozzilli, Italy; ⁵Università della Svizzera Italiana, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Lugano, Switzerland

Correspondence: M. Viana

Question: is it feasible to create standardized images representing visual disturbances (VD) of migraine aura (MA)?

Objectives: To test the representativeness of a standardized MA iconography (SMAI) constituted of 25 elementary visual disturbances (EVDs) in a large population of patients suffering from visual MA.

Methods: We prepared descriptions (EVD-texts) and graphical representations on a common background image (EVD-images) of 25 EVDs, that were used to create a web-based survey (WBS). Patients>18years-old, suffering from visual MA and seen consecutively at one of 4 European Headache Centres (Lugano, Switzerland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Trondheim, Norway; Rome, Italy], were invited to participate. They fulfilled the WBS (via computer or mobile devices) where they were asked to choose which among EVDs they had experienced during their MAs and/or to provide a text description of any other EVDs experienced but not included in the WBS. Primary endpoint was the proportion of EVDs experienced by participants which were recognized in the set of 25 EVD-images. The study was approved by competent Ethics committees.

Results: 257 patients with visual MA completed the study: 209 were female (81.3), mean age was 36.7. Patients experienced overall 1741 different VD. Of those, 73% could be recognized as variable combinations of the 25 EVDs in the SMAI. Description of EVSs experienced by pts in their lives are reported in the table.

Conclusion: The majority of VD experienced by patients during their MA were recognized as composed of one or more EVDs in our SMAI. When validated, this this tool will allow a precise VA phenotyping with useful clinical and research applications.

Table 1 (abstract A39). Occurence of each Elementary Visual Symptom (EVS) as experienced by patients in their lives and as recognized by patients via images included in the Standardized Migraine Aura Iconography (SMAI)

A40 How frequent is visual aura without headache caused by an underlying cause (structural or embolic)?

H. Koppen¹, R. van der Zwet², D. Tavy¹

¹HagaZiekenhuis, Neurology, The Hague, Netherlands; ²Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands

Correspondence: H. Koppen

Question: How frequent is visual aura without headache (VAWOH) caused by an underlying cause?

Methods: Since 2014 subjects with VAWOH were registered in the HagaTeachingHospital registry which now holds 156 consecutive patients seen at the outpatient headache clinic during the timespan of eight years. Subjects underwent standard brain imaging (mainly MRI and in some cases CT) and the first 100 received Transcranial Doppler with emboli detection in medial cerebral artery (TCD-ED). All investigations were performed interictally.

Results: Mean age of 156 subjects in the VAWOH-registry was 59 (range 20-91 years), 107 (70%) were female. Brain imaging showed related lesions in 8 (5%) of 150 subjects. Three were scored as causal: one had an occipital dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor with monthly occuring side-locked aura symptoms for more than 10 years. One subject had an occipital located metastasis of breast carcinoma. One subject had an arterio-venous malformation (AVM) located in the occipital cortex. In four subjects the diagnosis of acute migrainous infarction was made, one of these was caused by de novo trombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. In one subject an older occipital infarction was found. In these 5 ischemic subjects no active emboli were found.

TCD-ED was performed in the first 100 VAWOH subjects. This was technically not possible in 16/100 (16%) due to thick skullbone. Four subjects (5%) showed one or more embolic signals suggesting microemboli during the 30-minute bilateral ACM registration. Two of these emboli positive subjects had recently underwent mitral valve operation or repair respectively. One patient recently underwent ablation for atrial fibrillation with atrialseptal wall puncture.

Conclusions: In 7 (4.6%) of 150 evaluated subjects with VAWOH an underlying cause (structural or embolic) was found.

A41 Do novel European Headache Federation criteria identify differences in migraine burden? Baseline data of an international real-life study on resistant and refractory migraine (REFINE)

V. Caponnetto¹, R. Ornello¹, C. Rosignoli¹, N. De Santis¹, D. Bayar², M. Braschinsky³, M. Carnovali⁴, M. Gentile⁵, R. Gil-Gouveia⁶, G. Iaccarino⁷, A. R. Leheste³, P. Martelletti⁸, C. Mazzanti⁸, A. Muñoz-Vendrell⁹, R. Oliveira¹⁰, A. Ozge², I. Pavão Martins¹¹, P. Pozo-Rosich⁹, M. P. Prudenzano⁵, K. Ryliskiene¹², M. Sanchez del Rio¹³, J. Vainauskienė¹⁴, F. Vernieri⁷, Z. Katsarava⁴, S. Sacco¹

¹University of L'Aquila, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, L'Aquila, Italy; ²Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Neurology, Mersin, Turkey; ³Tartu UnIversity Hospital, Neurology, Tartu, Estonia; ⁴Evangelical Hospital Unna, Unna, Germany; ⁵Centro Cefalee, Clinica Neurologica "L. Amaducci", Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico Consorziale di Bari, Bari, Italy; ⁶Hospital da Luz and Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal; ⁷Cefalee e Neurosonologia, Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-medico, Rome, Italy; ⁸Sapienza University of Rome, Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Rome, Italy; ⁹Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ¹⁰Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal; ¹¹Faculdade de Medicine and Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar - Hospital Cuf Tejo, Lisbon, Portugal; ¹²Vilnius University, Centre of Neurology, Vilnius, Lithuania; ¹³Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain; ¹⁴Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania

Correspondence: V. Caponnetto

Question. We evaluated if EHF criteria for resistant (RES) and refractory (REF) migraine identify patients with more severe migraine burden.

Methods. We performed an observational, multi center, international study to compare baseline characteristics, comorbidities, and PROMs of non-resistant and non-refractory (NRNR) migraine, RES and REF individuals in the REFINE study.

Results. We included 175 individuals with NRNR migraine, 133 (39.7%) with RES and 27 (8.0%) with REF. Individuals with RES and REF migraine as compared to those with NRNR reported higher monthly migraine days (median=8, IQR=5-14 vs. median=13, IQR=10-17 and median=15, IQR=10-20; p≤0.001), months of chronification (median=24, IQR=12-72 vs. median=40, IQR=12-108 and median=60, IQR=18-96; p=0.044), monthly days of symptomatic drugs assumption (median=8, IQR=5-15 vs. median=12, IQR=9-20 and median=15, IQR=10-20; p≤0.001), medication overuse (19.4% vs. 45.9% and 40.7%; p≤0.001). They also had more comorbidities such as depression (18.3% vs. 31.1% and 44.4%; p=0.002) and anxiety (13.7% vs. 21.1% and 37%; p=0.009). In these groups, PROMs also revealed a higher presence of anxiety (p≤0.001) and depression (p≤0.001) symptoms and poorer sleep quality (p=0.006). Regarding specific perceptions about migraine, RES and REF individuals reported higher impact of migraine on daily life (p≤0.001) and work, household work, and social life (p≤0.001), along with a lower perception of the effectiveness of their ongoing treatment for migraine (p≤0.001), when compared to NRNR subjects (Table 1).

Conclusion. RES and REF migraine is associated with relevant migraine burden considering migraine features, comorbidities and scores at several scales; the severe burdensome condition of RES and REF is confirmed by the median number of monthly migraine days and PROMs.

Table 1 (abstract A41). Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) scores reported as median (IQR)

A42 OnabotulinumtoxinA in elderly patients with chronic migraine: insights from a Real-Life European Multicenter Study

C. Altamura¹, R. Ornello², F. Ahmed³, A. Negro⁴, A. Miscio⁵, A. Santoro⁵, A. Apulente⁶, A. Russo⁷, M. Silvestro⁷, S. Cevoli⁸, N. Brunelli¹, C. Baraldi⁹, S. Guerzoni⁹, A. P. Andreou¹⁰, G. Lambru¹⁰, I. Frattale², K. Kamm¹¹, R. Ruscheweyh¹¹, M. Russo¹², P. Torelli¹³, E. Filatova¹⁴, N. Latysheva¹⁴, A. Gryglas-Dworak¹⁵, M. Straburzynski¹⁶, C. Butera¹⁷, B. Colombo¹⁷, M. Filippi¹⁷, P. Pozo-Rosich⁶, P. Martelletti⁴, S. Sacco², F. Vernieri¹

¹Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Headache and Neurosonology Unit, Rome, Italy; ²University of L’Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; ³Hull UniversityTeaching Hospitals, Hull, United Kingdom; ⁴Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; ⁵Fondazione IRCCS “Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza”, San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy; ⁶Valld’Hebron University, Barcelona, Spain; ⁷University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy; ⁸IRCCS Istituto delle scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy; ⁹University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy; ¹⁰Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom; ¹¹Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany; ¹²Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy; ¹³University of Parma, Parma, Italy; ¹⁴Sechenov University, Moscow, Russian Federation; ¹⁵Headache Center Wroclaw, Wrocław, Poland; ¹⁶Straburzynski Headache Clinic, Warsaw, Poland; ¹⁷IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy

Correspondence: R. Ornello

QUESTION The prevalence of migraine decreases after the fifth decade of life. However, when persisting in old age, migraine may be highly disabling, and some patients can still suffer from chronic migraine (CM). This study aimed to investigate the outcome of OBT-A as preventative therapy in elderly CM patients.

METHODS: This is a post-hoc analysis of real-life prospectively collected data at 16 European headache centers on patients treated with OBT-A for CM over the first three treatment cycles. Patients aged ≥65 years were defined as OLD, and those <65-year-old, nonOLD. The primary endpoint was the changes in monthly headache days (MHDs) from baseline to each treatment cycle (i.e., Cy1-3) in OLD compared with nonOLD participants. The secondary endpoints were the frequency of responder rate (RR) ≥50%, conversion to episodic migraine (EM) and the changes in days with acute medication use (DAMs) from baseline to Cy-3.

RESULTS In a cohort of 2831 CM patients, 235 were OLD (8.3%, range 65-91 yrs, 69.6 SD 4.7; 73.2% females) with a migraine history of 47.2 yrs (SD 13.5), of which 15.2 (SD 13.9) with a chronic frequency. After Cy-3, 32.3% of OLD participants discontinued the treatment. We observed a progressive decrease in MHDs from baseline (24.8 SD 6.2) to Cy-1 (17.5 SD 9.1, p<.000001), from Cy-1 to Cy-2 (14.8 SD 9.2, p<.0001), and from Cy-2 to Cy-3 (11.9 SD 7.9, p =.001) and in DAMs from baseline (19.2 SD 9.8) to Cy-1 (11.9 SD 8.8, p<.00001), from Cy-1 to Cy-2 (10.9 SD 8.6, p=.012), and from Cy-2 to Cy-3 (9.6 SD 7.4, p =.049). The percentage of OLD patients with RR ≥50% increased from 30.7% (Cy-1) to 34.5% (Cy-2), to 38.7% (Cy-3). The changes in MHDs and the frequency of RR ≥50% or conversion to EM did not differ in OLD compared with nonOLD patients along with the three cycles.

CONCLUSION In a population of elderly CM patients, OnabotulinumtoxinA provided a significant benefit in the first three cycles of treatment, as good as in non-old patients.

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A43 Pre-attack and pre-episode symptoms in cluster headache: a multicenter cross-sectional study of 327 Chinese patients

K. Li¹, S. Sun¹, Z. Xue², S. Chen³, D. Hu⁴, X. Gao⁵, Y. Wang⁶, D. Wang⁷, J. Chen⁸, L. Li⁹, J. Liu^1,10, M. Zhang¹, Z. Jia¹, X. Han¹, H. Liu¹, M. He¹, W. Zhao¹, Z. Gong¹, S. Zhang¹, X. Lin¹, Y. Liu¹, S. Wang¹, S. Yu¹, Z. Dong¹

¹the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China; ²Suzhou Blue Cross Brain Hospital, Neurology, Jiangsu, China; ³Changsha Central Hospital affiliated to University of South China, Neurology, Changsha, China; ⁴The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Neurology, Shandong, China; ⁵Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Neurology, Yantai, China; ⁶Changchun Hospital of traditional Chinese medicine, Neurology, Changchun, China; ⁷Hospital, Neurology, Shenyang, China; ⁸Hospital, Neurology, Lishui, China; ⁹hospital, Neurology, Jincheng, China; ¹⁰hospital, Beijing, China

Correspondence: K. Li

Objective: There have been a few studies regarding the pre-attack symptoms (PAS) and pre-episode symptoms (PES) of cluster headache (CH), but none have been conducted in the Chinese population. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and features of PAS and PES in Chinese patients, as well as to investigate their relationships with pertinent factors.

Methods: The study included patients who visited a tertiary headache center and nine other headache clinics between January 2019 and September 2021. A questionnaire was used to collect general data and information about pre-attack and pre-episode symptoms.

Results: Among the 327 patients who met the CH criteria (International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition), 269 (82.3%) patients experienced at least one PAS. The most common PAS were head and facial discomfort (74.4%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis depicted that the number of triggers (OR = 1.798, p = 0.001), and smoking history (OR = 2.067, p = 0.026) were correlated with increased odds of PAS. In total, 68 (20.8%) patients had PES. The most common symptoms were head and facial discomfort (23, 33.8%). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the number of triggers were associated with increased odds of PES (OR = 1.372, p = 0.005).

Conclusions: PAS are quite common in CH patients, demonstrating that CH attacks are not comprised of a pain phase alone; investigations of PAS and PES could help researchers better understand the pathophysiology of CH.

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A44 Persistent headache after first-ever ischemic stroke: clinical characteristics and factors associated with their development

E. R. Lebedeva, A. V. Ushenin, N. M. Gurary, D. V. Gilev, N. V. Kislyak, J. Olesen

The Ural State Medical University, International Headache Center Europe_Asia, Neurology, Yekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Correspondence: E. R. Lebedeva

Background It is poorly described how often headache attributed to stroke continues for more than 3 months, i.e. fulfills the criteria for persistent headache attributed to ischemic stroke. Our aims were: 1) to determine the incidence of these headaches; 2) to describe characteristics and acute treatment; 3) to evaluate risk factors.

Methods The study population consisted of 550 patients (mean age 63.1, 54% males) with first-ever ischemic stroke, among them 529 patients were followed up at least three months after stroke. Standardized semi-structured interview forms were used to evaluate these headaches during professional face-to-face interviews at stroke onset and telephone interviews at 3 months.

Results At three months, 61 patients (30 women and 31 men, the mean age 60.0) of 529 (11.5%) follow-up patients had a headache after stroke: 34 had a new type of headache, 21 had a headache with altered characteristics and 6 patients had a headache without any changes. Therefore 55 (10.4%) patients had a persistent headache attributed to ischemic stroke. Their clinical features included: less severity of accompanying symptoms, slow decreasing frequency and development of medication overuse headache in one-third of the patients. The following factors were associated with these headaches: lack of sleep (29.1%, p=0.009; ОR 2.3; 95% CI 1.2-4.3), infarct in cerebellum (18.2%, p=0.003; OR 3.0; 95% CI 1.4-6.6), stroke of undetermined etiology (50.9%, p=0.003; ОR 2.3; 95% CI 1.3-4.1), less than 8 points by NIHSS score (90.9%, p=0.007; OR 3.4; 95% CI 1.4-8.6) and low prevalence of large-artery atherosclerosis (12.7%, p=0.006; OR 0.3; 95% CI 0.2-0.80).

Conclusion Persistent headache attributed to ischemic stroke is not rare and frequently leads to medication overuse. The problem is often neglected because of other serious consequences of stroke but it actually has considerable impact on quality of life. It should be a focus of interest in the follow-up of stroke patients.

P1 The TRPA1 pain pathway is a target for multiple environmental pollutants: Possible relevance for migraine

R. H. Rasmussen¹, S. L. Christensen¹, K. Callø², A. Rehfeld³, T. E. Taylor-Clark⁴, K. A. Haanes⁵, O. Taboureau⁶, K. Audouze⁷, D. Klærke², J. Olesen¹, D. M. Kristensen¹

¹Dansk Hovedpine Center, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Glostrup, Denmark; ²University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Frederiksberg, Denmark; ³University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of Growth and Reproduction, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁴University of South Florida, Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology, Tampa, FL, United States; ⁵Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, 5Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Glostrup, Denmark; ⁶Paris University, Unité de Biologie Fonctionnelle, Paris, France; ⁷Paris University, INSERM U1124, Paris, France

Correspondence: R. H. Rasmussen

The prevalence of the disabling pain disorder migraine is rising. Here, we test the hypothesis that ubiquitous environmental pollutants evoke the release of migraine-inducing neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), via the activation of transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, thereby increasing pain.

To understand if environmental pollutants target migraine-associated TRP channels ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) and vanilloid 1 (TRPV1), we used a calcium imaging-based screen of pollutants known to be abundant in industrialized regions. Based on this screen, patch clamping and in silico docking, we selected a pesticide (pentachlorophenol; PCP) to perform proof-of-concept experiments. We tested ex vivo release of CGRP and ex vivo vasodilatory responses of isolated cerebral arteries to PCP. Finally, we tested in vivo induction of cutaneous hypersensitivity in wild type and Trpa1 deficient mice.

16 of 53 screened environmental pollutants activated TRPA1, while none of the investigated compounds activated TRPV1. Focusing on PCP, in silico molecular modelling suggested that PCP is stabilized in a known lipid binding pocket of TRPA1. In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo experiments showed that PCP induced calcium influx in neurons, TRPA1-dependent CGRP release from the brainstem, dilation of cerebral arteries, and TRPA1-dependent increased pain response in mice.

These findings establish that abundant pollutants from the environment interact with the TRPA1-CGRP migraine pain pathway. Therefore, exposure to ubiquitous pollutants might be a contributing factor to the increased migraine prevalence.

P2 Functional responses in a patient-specific iPSC-derived vascular model: a novel approach to study migraine

T. de Vries¹, D. Schutter¹, A. van den Bogaerdt², A. H. J. Danser¹, A. Maassen van den Brink¹

¹Erasmus Medical Center, Internal Medicine, division of Pharmacology and Vascular Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²ETB-BISLIFE, Heart Valve Department, Beverwijk, Netherlands

Correspondence: T. de Vries

Objective Blood vessels from migraine patients are useful for studying migraine pathophysiology and drug development, but are difficult to obtain. Here, we develop a 3D vessel-on-chip model incorporating induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) and endothelial cells, allowing to study patient-specific blood vessels. The vascular responses of the cultured blood vessel model are compared to native human blood vessels to validate the model.

Methods In iPSC-derived VSMCs, grown in 2D or in a 3D conformation in a vessel-on-chip model, cAMP responses are measured using the cADDis live cell cAMP assay after stimulation with CGRP and in the presence of phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) inhibitors milrinone or cilostazol or the CGRP receptor antagonists rimegepant or olcegepant. Responses to CGRP in the presence of these gepants in iPSC-derived VSMCs were compared to responses in human coronary arteries from heart valve donors (8 F and 7 M, age 48±3 years), as measured in a Mulvany myograph system. Intracellular calcium responses in VSMCs were measured using the calcium dye Cal-520 after stimulation with 10 nM endothelin-1 (ET-1).

Results PDE3 inhibitors milrinone and cilostazol significantly augment the cAMP response to CGRP in iPSC-derived VSMCs (p=0.034 and p=0.002, resp.), while rimegepant inhibits the cAMP response to CGRP, similarly as observed in human isolated arteries. In the 3D cultured blood vessels, olcegepant potently blocked the response to CGRP, while ET-1 potently increased the intracellular calcium concentrations. Comparable results were obtained in human isolated arteries (Labruijere et al. 2013).

Conclusion Functional measurements can be performed in human IPSC-derived VSMCs, in both 2D and 3D conformation, with comparable results in cultured blood vessels and isolated human arteries. These patient-specific vessel-on-chip models could be used in the future to study migraine pathophysiology and improve drug development.

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Functional responses in IPSC-derived VSMCs and human isolated arteries

P3 Relevance of mouse vasculature in investigating side-effects of anti-migraine medications

S. Kazantzi^1,2, L. Edvinsson¹, K. A. Haanes^1,2

¹University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of Clinical Experimental Science, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Biology, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: S. Kazantzi

Objective

The gold standard treatment in migraine, the triptans, are usually not prescribed to patients with cardiovascular risk factors. Further it has been debated whether, the Gepants and anti-CGRP/CGRP receptor antibodies (collectible named anti-CGRP treatments) poses an additional risk in patients in relation to cardiovascular disease. There are some studies aiming to address this experimentally, particular using mice models. We therefore set out to investigate if the mouse is a good model for cardiovascular effects of anti-migraine treatments.

Methods

∼2mm long isolated mouse coronary (40μm wire) and basilar segments (25 μm wire) were mounted on a Mulvany–Halpern myograph. The smooth muscle cell contractile function was confirmed by challenging the segments two times with K+. We performed a concentration response curve to 5-HT with a maximal concentration of 10 μM. Following an addition of U46619 (~ 0.1 μM), the segments where challenged with CGRP (1 μM) followed by PACAP (0.1 μM).

Results

Mouse coronary arteries contracted to 5-HT (110 ± 13% of the K+), and receptor characterization showed that the 5-HT2A receptor was responsible for the contraction. To ensure visible dilation, we used minimal precontraction for the coronary arteries (62 ± 4.9 % of K+) and basilar arteries (19 ± 6.1 % of K+). The coronary arteries dilated to CGRP (50 ± 7.8 %) but not to PACAP (-6 ± 2.7%). These results contrast to the basilar artery, which did not significantly contract to 5-HT (5.4 ± 1.8%, p=0.06). More important, the basilar artery did not dilate in response to CGRP (9±12%. P=0.46), whereas PACAP had a significant dilatory response (49 ± 4.4%. P=0.002).

Conclusion

These data show that using the mouse as a model organism for side effects of anti-CGRP treatments should be analyzed with care, as the arteries do not have similar expression profile as human arteries. In relation to migraine, it is interesting that cerebral arteries appear to lack CGRP receptors in mice.

P4 Calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist BIBN4096BS regulates synaptic transmission in the vestibular nucleus and improves vestibular function via PKC/ERK/CREB pathway in an experimental chronic migraine rat model

R. Tian, Y. Zhang, Q. Pan, Y. Wang, Q. Wen, X. Fan, G. Qin, D. Zhang, L. Chen, Y. Zhang, J. Zhou

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Neurology, Chongqing, China

Correspondence: Y. Zhang

Questions: Vestibular symptoms are frequently reported in patients with chronic migraine (CM). The neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and CGRP1 receptor are essential to facilitate central sensitization in CM. However, the role of CGRP/CGRP1 receptor signaling in vestibular dysfunction after CM remains unclear.

Methods: A CM rat model was established by recurrent intermittent administration of nitroglycerin. Migraine- and vestibular-related behaviors were assessed. BIBN4096BS and protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor-chelerythrine chloride were administered intracerebroventricularly. The expressions of CGRP and CGRP1 receptor components in the vestibular nucleus (VN) were evaluated. Synaptic associated proteins and synaptic morphological characteristics were explored. The expressions of down-stream molecules including PKC, phosphorylated extracellular signal regulated kinase (p-ERK), and phosphorylated cAMP response element-binding protein at serine 133 site (p-CREB-S133) were detected.

Results: The expressions of CGRP and CGRP1 receptor components were significantly upregulated in CM rats. CGRP1 receptor components were expressed mainly in neurons. BIBN4096BS treatment and PKC inhibition alleviated mechanical allodynia, thermal hyperalgesia and vestibular dysfunction in CM rats. Additionally, BIBN4096BS treatment and PKC inhibition markedly inhibited the overexpression of synaptic associated proteins and restored the abnormal synaptic structure in VN after CM. Furthermore, BIBN4096BS treatment dysregulated the expression levels of PKC, p-ERK and p-CREB-S133, and attenuated neuronal activation in VN after CM.

Conclusions: The present study demonstrated that CGRP1 receptor inhibition improved vestibular function after CM by reversing the aberrant synaptic transmission via downregulating PKC/ERK/CREB signaling pathway. Therapeutic interventions by inhibiting CGRP/CGRP1 signaling may be a new target for the treatment of vestibular symptoms in CM.

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P5 An open-source electrophysiology system to explore visual evoked potentials in migraine

H. Zhou Chen¹, S. Cooke², P. Holland¹

¹King's College London, Wolfson Centre for Age Related Disease, London, United Kingdom; ²King's College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: H. Zhou Chen

Question: Many studies have highlighted altered sensory processing underlying headache and non-headache symptoms in migraine, however a consensus is yet to be reached due to conflicting clinical data. Further electrophysiological investigation is needed to shed a light on pathophysiology and potential therapeutic targets, but existing tools are limited and expensive. We chose to study visual evoked potentials in a murine model of migraine using an open-source electrophysiology suite (Open-Ephys).

Methods: Visual evoked potentials (VEP) were obtained by LED flash stimulation (100 trials @ 1Hz) in anaesthetised mice (n=8) and acquired into Open-Ephys. Mice were injected with an acute dose of the migraine trigger nitroglycerin (10mg/kg i.p.) and VEPs were measured at 30min and 1hr. Data analysis was performed using custom MATLAB scripts to assess VEP amplitude, latency and spontaneous activity.

Results: We were able to record visual evoked potentials from V1 in response to flash stimuli using Open-Ephys. Preliminary data show NTG resulted in an increased VEP amplitude and a decreased latency of the P1 peak, associated with the extrastriate cortex. Additionally, spontaneous activity is shown to decrease after NTG injection, potentially reflecting vasodilatory effects of the compound.

Conclusion: Open-source electrophysiology systems offer a low-cost alternative to traditional systems and offer customiseable experimental tools tailored to research questions. Its open-source nature enables researchers to share and access neurophysiology tools used in other labs, which is particularly relevant to the headache field, as its pathophysiology most likely involves the interaction of diverse neural circuits which require equally complex tools to unravel. This study demonstrates its feasibility in investigating migraine-relevant cortical areas and further work will be conducted to explore multi-modal thalamocortical circuits in migraine.

P6 Effects of caffeine on intracranial pressure and pain perception in freely moving rats

I. M. E. Israelsen¹, C. S. J. Westgate¹, R. Højland Jensen¹, S. Eftekhari¹

¹Danish Headache Center, Glostrup Research Institute, Rigshospitalet-Glostrup, University of Copenhagen, Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark

Correspondence: S. Eftekhari

Question: Caffeine, a nonselective adenosine receptor antagonist, is the most commonly consumed psycho-stimulant in the world. Caffeine has been suggested to regulate cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) secretion and is known both to alleviate and to trigger headache. However, its effect on the regulation of intracranial pressure (ICP) is not known. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the effects of caffeine on ICP and pain perception.

Methods: Female Sprague Dawley rats (n=21) were implanted with a novel telemetric device for continuous ICP recordings which allowed for continuously recordings in freely moving rats. Single dose of caffeine (30 or 120 mg/kg i.p.) was given. In a second group (non-implanted), the acute effects of 30mg/kg caffeine on periorbital threshold using Von Frey and spontaneous behavior were utilized using an automated behavioral registration platform (LABORAS) in a randomized cross-over study. Immunofluorescence was performed to localize adenosine receptor (ARs) at choroid plexus (CP).

Results: Single dose of 30 mg/kg caffeine lowered ICP 5h after administration (saline: 0.16±0.9 vs caffeine: -1.18±0.9ΔmmHg, p=0.0098) and lasted up to 11h. Administration of 120 mg/kg caffeine showed a faster onset of decrease in ICP already within 15min (p=0.0018) and lasted up 12h. The periorbital pain thresholds were higher after 1h (saline: 224.6±15.1 vs caffeine: 289.5±8.7 g, p=0.005) and lasted up to 5h. After 5h of administration, the hind paw threshold was higher relative to vehicle (saline: 200.1±7.7 vs caffeine: 245.7±9.1g, p=0.03). Caffeine treated rats had increased locomotor activity, speed and rearing behavior. Expression of A1 was found at CP.

Conclusions: This study demonstrates that caffeine has a lowering effect on ICP as acute treatment and may act on the A1 receptor expressed at CP. Interestingly caffeine caused increased response in cephalic thresholds which was developed in an earlier stage of ICP reduction.

P7 Capsaicin induced cell death in primary cultured neurons

J. H. Lee

National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Neurology, Goyang-si, South Korea

Purpose

To determine the effect of capsaicin to central nervous system, we prepared morphologic changes and biochemical assay were investigated in mouse primary cultured CNS neuron.

Methods

The susceptability of capsaicin differs for different brain area. Cerebral cortex and hippocampus were more sensitive, and striatum, thalamus and midbrain area were less sensitive to capsaicinsusceptability. After capsaicin treatment, cortical and hippocampal neurons were died in dose-and time-dependent manner. By observation of nuclear fragmentation of capsaicin treated neuron, it is thought that the type of cell death is apoptosis rather than necrosis. The capsaicin receptor immunoreactive cells were observed in the cortex and hippocampus.It is consistent with area of damaged neuron. In case of capsaicin treated neurons, NOS activity stain was positive, the product of nitrite and anti-nitrotyrosineimmunoreactivity were increased, and agmatine, which is a competitive nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) inhibitor significantly protect cortical and hippocampal neurons from capsaicin-induced apoptosis.

Results

These results indicated that capsaicin induced influx of cation ions. These results showed that capsaicin induced influx of Ca2+, followed by neuronal NOS is activated by Ca2+ and induced cell death. Also, the activity of caspase 3 was increased after capsacin treatment in the cortical and hippocampal neurons.

Conclusions

These results demonstrate that capsaicin induced the apoptosis through acting with capsaicin receptors. Calcium influx due to capsaicin recptor activation may induce apoptosis, which is triggered the formation of peroxynitrite by activating NOS activity or is mediated by activating caspase 3 pathway.

P8 Src family kinases activity is required for transmitting purinergic P2X7 receptor signaling in contributing to cortical spreading depression propagation

M. Wang, L. Nie, D. Ma

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Biological Sciences, Suzhou, China

Correspondence: M. Wang

Purinergic P2X7 receptor plays an important role in migraine pathophysiology. Yet precise molecular mechanism underlying P2X7R signaling in migraine remains unclear. This study aims to test the hypothesis that P2X7 receptor transmits signaling to Src family kinases (SFKs) during cortical spreading depression (CSD).

Methods: CSD was recorded using electrophysiology in rats or intrinsic optical imaging in mouse brain slices.

Results: The data showed that deactivation of SFKs by systemic injection of PP2 reduced cortical susceptibility to CSD in rats. Consistently, in mouse brain slices, inhibition of SFKs activity by saracatinib and P2X7 receptor by A740003 similarly reduced cortical susceptibility to CSD. When the interaction of P2X7 receptor and SFKs was disrupted by TAT-P2X7, a marked reduction of cortical susceptibility to CSD were observed in mouse brain slices. The reduced cortical susceptibility to CSD by TAT-P2X7 was restored by NMDA, and disrupting the Fyn-NMDA interaction using TAT-Fyn (39-57) but not disrupting Src-NMDA receptor interaction using TAT-Src (40-49) reduced cortical susceptibility to CSD. Furthermore, activation of P2X7 receptor by BzATP restored the TAT-Fyn (39-57)-reduced cortical susceptibility to CSD.

Conclusion: This study reveals that SFKs activity transmits P2X7 receptor signaling to facilitate CSD propagation via glutamatergic pathway, which is of particular relevance to migraine.

P9 Evaluation of a human prolonged-release buprenorphine formulation in rats

K. M. L. Nordahl¹, S. Kazantzi¹, L. Edvinsson^1,2, K. A. Haanes¹

¹Glostrup Research Institute, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Glostrup, Denmark; ²University Hospital Lund, Department of Medicine, Lund, Sweden

Correspondence: K. A. Haanes

Objective: The development of novel targets within brain research often requires surgical procedures in rodents, and opioid analgesia is frequently needed postoperatively. Buprenorphine is a partial agonist of the μ-opioid receptors and has a strong analgesic effect when acting on the central nervous system. A long-acting buprenorphine formulation would be highly beneficial to avoid frequent dosing of postoperative animals. However, buprenorphine depot formulations developed for animal use are not available in Europe. The purpose of the present study was therefore to evaluate the effect on rats of a long-acting subcutaneous (s.c) depot injection with buprenorphine available for humans (Buvidal).

Methods: Spraque Dawley rats were used. The depot formulation (Buvidal, 1.5mg/kg s.c, n=24) was evaluated and compared to a short-acting buprenorphine formulation commonly used in laboratory rodents (Temgesic, 0.1 mg/kg s.c, n=18) and negative control (s.c saline, n=24). The analgesic effect was assessed using the von Frey pressure test on the plantar surface of the right hind paw, allowing analgesic efficacy to be evaluated without exposing the animals to any other pain. Post-dose results at 3h, 6h and 24h following injection were compared to pre-dose levels.

Results: At 3h and 6h post-dose both buprenorphine formulations showed a significant analgesic effect compared to baseline. At 6h the effect was more pronounced in rats that had received the depot injection. At 24h, only the depot formulation still showed a significant effect. Saline did not alter the sensitivity to the pressure test at any time-point.

Conclusion: A human prolonged-release buprenorphine formulation (Buvidal) available in Europe has long-term analgesic effect in rats (up to 24h), as evaluated using the von Frey pressure test. This formulation should be considered as an alternative to multiple injections of short-acting buprenorphine formulations in rat studies where opioid analgesia is desired.

P10 Pharmacological characterization of gepants in human and porcine vasculature

R. van Drie, D. Boucherie, T. de Vries, A. H. J. Danser, A. Maassen van den Brink

¹Erasmus Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Correspondence: R. van Drie

Objectives

We aim to perform an in-depth pharmacological characterization of the potency of several gepants in porcine vasculature, in comparison with the potency in human blood vessels.

Methods

Distal coronary artery segments from 6 swine, obtained from the local slaughterhouse, were isolated and mounted in Mulvany myographs for isometric contraction measurements. Concentration response curves to human α-CGRP (10-10 – 3*10-6 M) were constructed in the absence or presence of increasing concentrations of olcegepant, rimegepant, zavegepant and telcagepant. The potency of the antagonists was determined by calculating pKb values. Results were compared to these obtained earlier in human isolated distal coronary arteries.

Results

Our results on olcegepant confirm our earlier observations (Gupta, et al. Eur J Pharmacol. 2006) of a lower potency in porcine coronary artery compared to human coronary artery (pKb 7.59±0.27 vs 9.13±0.17 respectively at 100 nM olcegepant). Preliminary results on rimegepant point to a similar difference in potency, as exemplified by the pKb values (100 nM: 6.35±0.04 vs 8.71±0.16, 1 μM: 6.35±0.04 vs 8.43±0.25 respectively) (Mulder, et al. Ann Neurol. 2020). Similarly, preliminary results on zavegepant again show a lower potency in porcine coronary arteries compared to human coronary artery (unpublished data) (pKb 100nM: 7.00±0.54 vs 9.91±0.15 respectively). For telcagepant an insufficient number of experiments was performed at the time of submission of the abstract.

Conclusions

Our initial analyses suggest that the difference in potency between porcine and human vasculature is similar for different gepants. Knowledge on this difference in potency between species, combined with molecular information about the structure of the CGRP receptor and the antagonists, provides information on the implications of the potency of gepants for translational research in experimental animals.

P11 Spinal manipulation therapy in the therapeutic management of headaches- a systematic review

M. Maia¹, J. A. Rodrigues Simoes¹, J. F. Moreira Craveiro²

¹FCS-UBI, Covilhã, Portugal; ²Centro Hospitalar Povoa de Varzim e Vila do Conde, Porto, Portugal

Correspondence: M. Maia

Question/Problem statement: The recommended treatment for headache is generally based on a combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches, with greater emphasis on the latter. However it doesn"t always allow to achieve a satisfactory symptomatic control. The high prevalence of headaches, associated with the low efficacy of conventional treatments, has led to an increase in the demand for alternative therapies, like spinal manipulation therapy (SMT).

Objective:To determine the effectiveness of SMT in the therapeutic management of headache in adults.

Methods:A protocol defining the investigation strategy was published on PROSPERO and a research was carried out in MEDLINE/PubMed, Cochrane and Scopus databases for clinical trials published in English and Portuguese, between 2011 and August of 2021. The keywords used were: "spinal manipulation" OR chiropra* AND (headaches OR migraine). The research, selection and analysis of articles was performed independently by three investigators. The main outcomes analyzed were the effectiveness of SMT in therapeutic management of headache (on pain intensity, frequency and duration) and its impact on patients" quality of life.

Results:Twelve clinical trials were included in the present review. SMT was apparently able to reduce the frequency and intensity of headache, both in patients with primary headaches and secondary headaches. These results were noticed immediately after the application and long term. On the contrary, there wasn"t enough information allowing to conclude about the effect on headache"s duration or on patients" quality of life.

Conclusion:SMT has the potential to become a complementary therapy in the management of headaches, with particular significance in reducing its frequency and intensity. However, the studies" considerable risk of bias compromises its quality and hinders its immediate clinical applicability. We recommend developing new clinical trials with more rigorous methodologies.

Fig. 1 (abstract P11).

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P12 Hypothalamic paraventricular stimulation inhibits trigeminal nociceptive transmission via oxytocin receptors

A. González-Hernández, G. Martínez-Lorenzana, M. Condés-Lara

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Neurobiología, Queretaro, Mexico

Correspondence: A. González-Hernández

Question. Recent data suggest that exogenous oxytocin exerts antinociception at the trigeminal level. Although this peptide is released from the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), little is known about the role of endogenous oxytocinergic neurotransmission modulating trigeminal nociception. This study tested the effect of PVN stimulation on the trigeminal nociceptive responses elicited by activation of the trigeminal nerve.

Methods. In vivo electrophysiological recordings of trigeminal WDR cells and immunohistological studies were performed in rats. The animals were anesthetized with sevoflurane, assisted with mechanical ventilation, and mounted in a stereotaxic frame. A surgery to access the medullary dorsal horn was performed, and a small craniotomy was made to place a concentric stainless-steel stimulation electrode (1 MW) in the PVN. Under this condition, extracellular unitary recordings of trigeminal WDR cells with input from the first branch of the trigeminal nerve (V1) were made with quartz-Pt-W microelectrodes (4-10 MW). In addition, retrograde neuronal tracing with fluoro-gold® from the spinal trigeminal region to the PVN was assessed in search of oxytocinergic fibers.

Results. PVN electrical stimulation (6 sec, 60 Hz, 1 msec pulse duration, 300 mA) inhibited the peripheral evoked trigeminal nociceptive responses. This inhibition was reversed by a peptide OTR antagonist given spinally (dOVT, d(CH₂)₅[Tyr(Me)²,Thr⁴,Tyr-NH₂⁹]OVT). Furthermore, the retrograde labeling showed that direct oxytocinergic projections from trigeminal nucleus caudalis to PVN exist.

Conclusion. Coupled with previous reports showing that exogenous oxytocin administration at the trigeminal level inhibited the periorbital nociceptive responses via OTR, our data strongly support the notion that PVN via oxytocinergic transmission inhibits trigeminal nociception, suggesting that enhancement of oxytocinergic transmission could be used as a potential therapy to treat headaches.

P13 Long-term effectiveness and safety of occipital nerve stimulation in medically intractable chronic cluster headache: a prospective follow-up study of the randomised controlled ICON trial.

R. Brandt¹, L. Wilbrink², W. Mulleners³, F. Huygen⁴, E. van Zwet⁵, M. Ferrari¹, R. Fronczek¹

¹Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ²Zuyderland Hospital, Neurology, Heerlen, Netherlands; ³Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Neurology, Nijmegen, Netherlands; ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Anaesthesiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden, Netherlands

Correspondence: R. Brandt

Question: We have shown in the ICON study that occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) is safe and effective in medically intractable chronic cluster headache (MICCH). This prospective follow-up evaluates the long-term effectiveness and safety.

Methods: Every six months, participants completed questionnaires on the attack-frequency, adverse events, subjective improvement and willingness to recommend this treatment to other patients. Missing values for log-transformed attack-frequency were imputed for up to 5 years of follow-up. Descriptive analyses are presented as (pooled) geometric or arithmetic means and 95% confidence intervals.

Results: Of the n=119 eligible participants, n=88 (74%) provided informed consent and were followed ≥2 years unless the device was prematurely removed. There were n=73 (83%) active participants after 2 years, n=60 (68%) after 3 years, n=32 (36%) after 5 years and n=3 (3%) after 8.5 years. Mean follow-up was 4.2 ± 2.2 years for a total of 370 person-years. Of the 49/88 (56%) ≥50% responders at the end of the ICON study, 35/49 (71%) retained this response and 15/39 (38%) of the non-responders became a ≥50% responder for at least half the follow-up period. The pooled geometric mean [95% CI] weekly attack frequency remained considerably lower after one (4,2; 2,8 - 6,3), two (5,1; 3,5 - 7,6) and five years (4,1; 3,0 - 5,5) compared to baseline (16,2; 14,4 - 18,3). Most participants (69/88; 78%) reported a subjective improvement from baseline at the last follow-up and 70/88 (81%) would recommend this treatment to other patients. Additional surgery was required in 112/122 (92%) hardware related events in 44/88 participants (50%), corresponding to a hardware-related additional surgery rate of 0.35 person-year-1 [0.28 – 0.41]. No predictive factors for effectiveness at 2 years after the ICON study, i.e. 3 years after ONS implantation were observed.

Conclusions: ONS is a safe, well-tolerated and long-term effective treatment for MICCH.

P14 Efficacy and safety of Galcanezumab as chronic cluster headache preventive treatment in real world conditions.

R. Lamas Pérez, M. Millán Vázquez, C. González Oria

Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Neurology, Seville, Spain

Correspondence: R. Lamas Pérez

Question: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) has shown to play a pivotal role in cluster headache (CH) pathophysiology. A clinical trial with Galcanezumab has been carried out in chronic cluster headache (CCH) that did not achieve significant reduction of headache attacks. However, its off-label use in patients with CCH refractory to other therapies could be considered.We aim to asses the efficacy and security of Galcanezumab as preventive treatment in a CCH population in a real-life setting.

Methods: Observational prospective study. CCH patients who received at least 1 administration of 240mg monthly subcutaneous Galcanezumab. Data were obtained from clinical interviews, headache diaries, dissability scales and PGIC score.

Results: 21 patients, 76.2% males, mean age of 47.8 years with 12.2 years of CH. 6.3±1.9 previous preventive therapies, incluiding onabotulinumtoxinA in 90.5%. Furthermore, occipital neuroestimulation in 38.1%, occipital radiofrequency in 9.5% and GON section in 4.8%. The average number of attacks per month was 76.6±61.1 with 8.9±1.5 intensity (NRS) at baseline. After one month of treatment number of attacks reduced to 34.7±25.3 with 8.1±17 intensity; 10(47.6%) patients achieved a reduction of at least 50% in monthly headache attacks, of which 4(19%) achieved a 75% reduction. Triptans abusers reduced from 61.9% to 33.3%. Of the 15 patients of whom we have 3 months follow-up, 7(46.6%) reduced their monthly attacks by 50% and 4(26.6%) 75%, with an average of attacks/month of 35.9±28.1 and an intensity of 7.5±2.3. Triptans abusers were 26.6%. 47.6% considered the improvement as a real difference in their lives (PGIC≥5) after 1 dose of Galcanezumab and 60% after 3 doses. 52% experienced adverse events, mostly mild, most common constipation (19%) leading to discontinuation in 1 patient.

Conclusions: Despite how refractory our CCH cohort is, Galcanezumab was effective in nearly 50% patients. This supports individual off-label treatment attempts.

P15 Intra- and inter-individual attack frequency variability of chronic cluster headache

R. Brandt¹, W. Mulleners², L. Wilbrink³, P. Brandt⁴, E. van Zwet⁵, F. Huygen⁶, M. Ferrari¹, R. Fronczek¹

¹Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ²Canisius-Wilhelmina Hospital, Neurology, Nijmegen, Netherlands; ³Zuyderland Hospital, Neurology, Heerlen, Netherlands; ⁴TU Eindhoven, Electronic systems, Eindhoven, Netherlands; ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁶Erasmus Medical Center, Anaesthesiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Correspondence: R. Brandt

Question: Little is known regarding the AF variability of CCH, hampering power and sample size calculations, and consensus on the most optimal duration of pre-trial baseline observation periods.

Methods: We used detailed data from the 12-week baseline period of the randomized controlled occipital nerve stimulation ICON trial in patients with medically intractable CCH. Participants were post hoc divided into four mean daily AF groups: ≤2; >2-3; >3-4; >4. We analyzed the following four variables for the total and four AF groups: (i) weekly vs. instantaneous recording of the AF; (ii) intra-individual AF variability by using (a) the mean absolute deviation from the mean and (b) the coefficient of variation; (iii) seasonal variability of the AF; (iv) the smallest number of weeks to obtain a reliable estimate of the baseline AF over the entire 12-week period.

Results: Weekly median (14.4 [8.2 – 24.0]) and instantaneous (14.2 [8.0 – 24.5]) AF recordings were similar (p=0.20; Bland-Altman plot). The median weekly AF over all 12 weeks was 15.3 (range 4.2-140). Absolute AF variation was lower in the lowest AF group in comparison to the other AF groups (p<0.001). Relative AF variability decreased with increasing AF (p=0.010). During spring AF was higher compared to the other seasons (p=0.001). We tabulated the weekly AF estimation accuracies compared to, and the associated deviations from the 12-week gold standard for different lengths of the observation period.

Conclusion: Weekly retrospective recording of the AF is as good as instantaneous recording and more convenient. Participants with ≥3 daily attacks show less AF variability than those with <3 daily attacks. Mean AF is highest in spring. The data suggest that an optimal balance between feasibility and an accuracy of 90% with a deviation of no more than 20% is achieved at an observation period of 7 weeks.

P16 Galcanezumab for refractory chronic cluster headache in clinical practice

D. I. Samuel, N. C. Candela, O. Marina Alejandra, F. M. Maribel, M. J. Navarro Muñoz, J. Perez Garcia

Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Neurology, Valencia, Spain

Correspondence: D. I. Samuel

QUESTION:

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of galcanezumab for refractory chronic cluster headache (RCCH) patients in clinical practice. RCCH patients usually fail to most of preventive treatments started on them. There"s a need for new drugs to improve their bad quality of life.

METHODS:

We prescribed galcanezumab 360 mg alternating with 240 mg per month in RCCH patients willing to participate in this exploratory study. All of them received at least a 6 month treatment period. They had tested all kind of preventive treatments, including botulinumtoxinA injections. No previous treatment was stopped, galcanezumab was started as add-on therapy. We analyse mean cluster headache attacks (CHA) per week reduction after treatment. Adverse events were also collected. Informed consent was obtained.

RESULTS:

7 patients (6 men / 1 woman) 23-59 years (mean 44,43) were included in the registry, all of them at least > 2 years of RCCH (mean 12,57 years (4-24). Most of them were smokers, just one with alcohol consumption. 3 of them continued with botulinumtoxinA injections each 3 months due to partial response. Mean CHA of 24,14 per week before treatment. 9,29 CHA per week after treatment; this means a reduction of 54,2 % in CHA per week (3,7 – 95 %). In most patients a significant reduction in intensity was found. 3 of them were high responders (reduction more than 75 %) and 3 no responders (25 % or less). No significant adverse events were found, the most usual: local dermal reactions in sites of punction (erythema, swallowing, pruritus)

CONCLUSIONS:

High doses of galcanezumab can be an option for RCCH patients. The treatment is safe and ameliorates at least half of patients in which we prescribed it. In this very difficult to treat population any benefit is welcome, so the use of galcanezumab should be tested in RCCH patients.

P17 A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Preventive Treatment of Refractory Chronic Cluster Headache

J. A. Membrilla, J. Roa, J. Díaz de Terán

University Hospital La Paz, Neurology, Madrid, Spain

Correspondence: J. A. Membrilla

QUESTION- Which is the best preventive treatment strategy for Refractory Chronic Cluster Headache (rCCH) based on current scientific evidence?

METHODS- The review and meta-analysis were performed following PRISMA guidelines. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (ID CRD42021290983). The search was performed on September 2021 on databases Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane. Studies of preventive strategies for rCCH defined by the European Headache Federation criteria were selected. For risk of bias assessment, the Cochrane Handbook Risk Of Bias tool was used for randomized clinical trials (RCT) and ROBINS-E was used for observational studies (OS).

RESULTS- 43 articles met the inclusion criteria. The largest number of articles studied occipital nerve stimulation (ONS) accounting for 1 ECA and 11 OS for a total of 436 patients, followed by deep brain stimulation (DBS): 1 RCT and 8 OS; 118 patients. All ONS studies reported a significant reduction in attack frequency and the 50% responder rate ranged from 29.4% to 80.0%. Meta-analysis of ONS studies revealed a pooled 50% responder rate of 57.3% (95%CI 0.48-0.67, p<0.001). DBS studies reported a 50% responder rate of 50-100%, with a pooled result of 71.6% (95%CI 0.45-0.978, p<0.001). Reported adverse events (AE) were more serious in DBS studies. The remaining 24 articles (anti-CGRP pathway drugs, ketamine-magnesium infusions, serial occipital nerve blocks, clomiphene, onabotulinum toxin A, ketogenic diet, sphenopalatine ganglion radiofrequency or stimulation, vagus nerve stimulation, percutaneous bioelectric current stimulation, upper cervical cord stimulation and vidian neurectomy) present weaker results or have poorer quality of evidence.

CONCLUSIONS- Considering the quality of the published studies, their results and the profile of AE, ONS could be the first therapeutic strategy for patients with rCCH based on the current evidence.

Fig. 1 (abstract P17).

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P18 Side-shift of cluster headache attacks after Greater Occipital Nerve-injection

W. Naber¹, R. Brandt¹, R. L. Ouwehand¹, J. Haan¹, M. Ferrari¹, R. Fronczek¹

¹Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands

Correspondence: W. Naber

Objectives: Attacks of cluster headache (CH) are usually side-locked in most, but not all patients. In a few patients, the side may alternate between or, rarely, within cluster episodes.

Methods: We observed 7 cases in whom the side of CH attacks shifted immediately or shortly after unilateral injection of the greater occipital nerve (GON) with steroids. Side-shift was defined as a temporary or persistent displacement of CH attacks to the contralateral side of the regular headache attack previous to the GON-injection.

Results: In five patients with previously side-locked CH attacks and in two patients with previously side-alternating CH attacks, a side-shift occurred immediately (N=6) or shortly (N=1) after GON-injection.

Conclusion: Unilateral GON-injections might cause a side-shift of CH attacks, illustrating the complex role of the GON in CH pathophysiology.

Table 1 (abstract P18). Patient and side-shift characteristics

Fig. 1 (abstract P18).

Proposed mechanism of side-shifts after GON injection

P19 Retrospective Validation of a New Tool for the Identification of Suspected Cluster Headache

M. Maher, W. Kingston

University of Toronto, Neurology, Toronto, Canada

Correspondence: M. Maher

Question: Cluster headache is a disorder often referred to as "suicide headache" and is associated with significantly disabling attacks [Newman et al 2015]. Although it is as prevalent as neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis [Wei et al.2018, Leray et al. 2016] these patients often go over 5 years before diagnosis [Rosen et al. 2012]. This study aims to determine whether a screening tool can be retrospectively validated to reliably identify patients with a high likelihood of having cluster headache to prioritize rapid consultation with a headache specialist. Methods: A screening clinical questionnaire was developed utilizing criteria specific to cluster and to best differentiate it from other headache disorders. The tool was then retrospectively applied to all patients seen at a tertiary care specialty headache clinic between January 2021 and December 2021. Eligibility criteria include adult patients (>18 years), any reason for referral, any referring headache diagnosis and an initial consultation note including all data required to complete the scoring tool. A total score was calculated for each patient and the area under the receiver operating curve (ROC) used to identify the score with the highest sensitivity and specificity for a diagnosis of cluster headache. Results: A total of 415 patients were ultimately included in the study, of which there were 25 cluster headache patients. identified with an average screening score of 12.28. In comparison, the 255 migraine patients included had an average score of 1.45 on the screening tool. A ROC analysis indicated that a cutoff score of 8 had a 100% sensitivity and 85-87% specificity for a diagnosis of cluster headache. Conclusions: Our study was able to develop and retrospectively validate a cluster headache screening tool that can reliably differentiate cluster headache from other disorders. Figure 1. Cluster headache screening tool Table 1. Average score by headache disorder Table 2. Coordinates of the ROC.

Fig. 1 (abstract P19).

Cluster headache screening tool

Table 1 (abstract P19). Average core by headache disorder

P20 Cluster Headache – The Worst Possible Pain on YouTube

B. A. Chaudhry, T. P. Do, H. Ashina, M. Ashina, F. M. Amin

University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: B. A. Chaudhry

Background: In clinical practice, patients with cluster headache often ask questions or mention information that they have seen or heard on the Internet. Since YouTube (www.youtube.com) is the second most visited Web site worldwide and offers a plethora of video content, we found it timely to ascertain the quality of information on cluster headache that is freely available on YouTube.

Methods: We conducted an inquiry on YouTube on January 24, 2022, with the search term "cluster headache". Eligible YouTube videos included those with ≥10.000 views and content related to cluster headache. We assessed the quality and reliability of the videos with the Global Quality Scale and DISCERN, respectively.

Results: The search strategy identified 644 videos of which 134 were eligible for inclusion. The sources of the included videos were categorized as "Healthcare Professional/Institution" (n=45), "Personal Experience" (n=52), and "Other" (n=37). According to the Global Quality Scale, 70 (52%) were low quality, 34 (25%)

were of moderate quality and 30 (22%) were of high quality. According to DISCERN, 104 (78%) were of low reliability, 28 (21%) were of moderate reliability and 2 (1%) were of high reliability.

Conclusion: The quality and reliability of cluster headache-related information on YouTube has room for improvement, even the content provided by healthcare providers. These findings should incentivize stakeholders, e.g., governmental services, professional societies, healthcare providers, to provide accessible and better information on cluster headache.

Fig. 1 (abstract P20).

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Fig. 2 (abstract P20).

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P21 A retrospective evaluation of use of gammaCore at The Walton Centre NHS Trust

M. Ghadiri-Sani, C. Bradley, M. Prewett

Walton Centre NHS foundation Trust, Neurology, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Correspondence: M. Ghadiri-Sani

Introduction

GammaCore is a non-invasive vagus nerve stimulator (nVNS) which modifies pain pathways and has been approved by NICE for management of cluster headaches. For use in other headache disorders, in the UK, an IGFR form needs to be completed.

Cluster headache (CH) is a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia characterised by severe, strictly unilateral headache attacks accompanied by ipsilateral autonomic symptoms and restlessness associated with suicide.

Objective

To assess the effectiveness of gammaCore in management of headache disorders

Methods

Retrospective review of 100 patients who are currently using gammaCore was undertaken

Results

Out of 100 patients (F:M 62:38), with an average age of 48, 52 had CH, 39 hemicrania continua (HCC), 3 SUNCT, 4 NDPH and 2 CM.

On Average 6 previous preventatives were tried including Verapamil, Botox and CGRP MABs. Duration of treatment was 1.5 years on average, with one patient on treatment for over 6 years.

Headache diaries was available in 57 patients at start of treatment and 36 at 3 months, 20 at 6 months and 16 at 1 year. At 3 months, there was 6 days reduction in severe days and 7 day increase in clear days for the entire group. Patients with CH continued to show 8 days reduction in severe days at 1 year. Please see attached table.

Conclusion

In our experience, GammaCore is effective in management of a variety of headache disorders, particularly CH.

The flaws in our study are limited headache diary data, due to a number of factors including lack of compliance and storage of the information, and lack of data on tolerability.

P22 Galcanezumab vs Placebo in Cluster Headache Prevention and Treatment: A Systematic Review

A. Cyntia Lima Fonseca Rodrigues¹, B. Vieira Nogueira², J. Souto Faria Navarro³, L. Lopes Penido de Mendonça⁴, L. Bernardes da Silva Neves⁴, F. Morais Pereira de Medeiros⁴, G. Curvelo Bernardes Silva⁵, V. Marone Barros Lopes⁴, R. Barbosa Mokdeci Surerus⁶, T. Nizoli de Campos⁷, A. S. Crestani⁸, L. Giuliani Schmitt⁹, E. Vieira Nascimento⁸, M. V. Delgobbo Pereira⁸, M. L. Ribeiro Lodo¹⁰, R. do Couto Soares Caversan¹¹, I. Audacio Ramos Fernandez¹², M. Zago Mazzini¹², R. Carlos Soares¹⁰, S. Gonçalves Alencar Rodrigues Furtado Rocha¹⁰, S. Bazo Diniz¹³, M. Lorini Rodrigues¹⁰, M. P. Batista Aveaneda¹², V. Alves da Silva¹⁰, A. Magna Garib¹², L. Luminati Picolo de Oliveira¹², C. E. Bazo Diniz¹⁴, Y. Ribeiro Basseto¹², L. Kassburg Mello¹⁰, I. Biglia Diniz¹⁵, R. Agustinho Rodrigues¹⁶, L. Correia da Cruz¹⁵, N. Mazetto Rocha¹⁵, V. E. Gomes Lomba¹⁵, S. Fortes Garib Batista¹⁷, B. A. da Silva¹⁰, A. Toyokytty Yoshida¹⁵, J. Spaggiari Marra¹⁸, M. A. de Castro Olyntho Júnior¹⁹, F. Farah Sabe¹⁸, G. Macedo Goedert⁸, L. Bandeira Rocha²⁰

¹Universidade Positivo, Curitiba, Brazil; ²Centro Universitário Serra dos Órgãos, Teresópolis, Brazil; ³Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá, Brazil; ⁴Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ⁵Universidade de Vassouras, Vassouras, Brazil; ⁶Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brazil; ⁷Universidade Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Brazil; ⁸Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil; ⁹Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil; ¹⁰Centro Universitário das Américas, São Paulo, Brazil; ¹¹Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Birigüi, Birigüi, Brazil; ¹²Universidade de Marília, Marília, Brazil; ¹³São Leopoldo Mandic Araras, Araras, Brazil; ¹⁴Centro Universitário Redentor, Itaperuna, Brazil; ¹⁵Fundação Educacional do Município de Assis, Assis, Brazil; ¹⁶Centro Universitário Católico Salesiano Auxilium, Araçatuba, Brazil; ¹⁷Faculdade Adamantinense Integrada, Adamantina, Brazil; ¹⁸Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; ¹⁹Olyntho Oftalmo Center, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil; ²⁰Hospital Geral de Nova Iguaçu, Nova Iguaçu, Brazil

Correspondence: A. Cyntia Lima Fonseca Rodrigues

Question: Cluster headache (CH) causes excruciating unilateral temporal or periorbital pain with ipsilateral autonomic symptoms. Classified as primary headache, it is characterized by daily headaches that persist for weeks to months with direct impact on quality life. Treatment with galcanezumab (GZB) is an upcoming option for preventive treatment of CH. What is the impact of this new therapy in preventing and reducing the frequency of CH? Methods: A total of 122 articles were identified in databases: Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane), by two independent researchers. Three randomized controlled trials were included in this systematic review using a PRISMA protocol. The outcome of interest was change in weekly frequency of CH attacks and mean reduction in attack frequency compared with baseline. Results: A total of 449 patients were randomized into 2 groups, the intervention group received the standard dose of 300mg of GZB versus the placebo control group. The studies primarily evaluated the reduction of CH and the mean >= 50% reduction in attack frequency compared with baseline. Goadsby et al. obtained a mean percentage reduction in the weekly frequency of CH attacks in the first 3 weeks of 52% in the intervention group and 27% in the placebo group. Kudrow et al. reported the observed reduction by approximately 43% in the intervention group over the same period. Both studies showed compatible efficacy reducing attacks >= 50% (71% (p=0.046) and 78.3%, respectively). However, Dodick et al. showed no statistically significant effect of GZB in both outcomes: the reduction in weekly attack frequency (p=0.334) and mean reduction in attacks 32.6% (p=0.170). Conclusions: The effects of GZB in reducing the number of seizures, especially in the first few weeks of treatment, are encouraging, although further studies are required to establish the efficacy of GZB in long-term use for CH prevention and treatment.

P23 Coexistence of migraine and cluster headache - is it more than just a coincidence?

J. Gulišija, V. Košta

University Hospital Center Split, Neurology, Split, Croatia

Correspondence: J. Gulišija

Introduction: Cluster headache (CH) and migraine are recurrent painful primary hedaches. They are typically presented with different clinical appearance, but they show some common features, such as unilateral pain, triggers, pathophysiological mechanisms and response to therapy (triptans and monoclonal antibodies against the calcitonine-related peptide receptors). In the general population, the prevalence of CH and migraine is estimated to 0,1% and 12% respectively. Their coexistence is not common, though ranging from 0-65%¹. Some data are showing that in 92% of migraine begins first and persists in only 20% of patients after CH began².

Case report: A 30-year-old woman presented with typical CH lasting for 3 weeks. Headache was present every day, twice a day - one during a day and once during at night. If untreated duration was 3 h. Rizatriptan coud release her from pain, while ibuprofen and paracetamol were not helpful. She already had a headache with similar characteristics at the age of 17. Her migraine attacks with complex aura started at the age of 13. Attacks were quite infrequent, till age of 28, after she gave birth, and the attacks became much more frequent. In her medical history there were no other diseases and she was not taking any medication.

Conclusion: The aim of the present report was to draw attention to coexistence of CH and migraine since it can go unrecognised in clinical practice. Better education of health-care providers and spreading awarness of possibile coexistence of more primary headaches could provide better life quality for our patients. Only population-based studies can confirm or disprove an association between migraine and CH by determing whether they occur together more commonly then expected by chance. Consent to publish had been obtained.

Reference list:

1. Ewans W. et al, Migraine and CH:Coexistence,Laterality and Gender,2004,44;186-188.

2. Solomon S. et al., The time relationship of migrane and CH when occuring in the same patient, Headache, 1986;26:500-502.

P24 Clinical neurophysiology of hemiplegic cluster headache - case report

A. Pantovic, Z. Boskovic, A. Markovic, A. Jovanovski

Military Medical Academy, Neuroloy clinic, Belgrade, Serbia

Correspondence: A. Pantovic

Introduction

Cluster headache (CH) is trigeminal autonomic headache presented by the recurrence of unilateral short duration (15-180min) pain attacks with coexisting same-side cranial autonomic symptoms. The atypical form of cluster headache associated with transient hemi-motor, sensory or even visual and aphasic symptoms analogically to migraine is called hemiplegic cluster headache (HCH). This rare form of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia is not recognised by the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD). Since the first published case series in 2002, only a few cases have been presented so far.

Case presentation

We presented a case of a 50-year-old male that fulfilled the ICHD criteria for episodic CH who experienced atypical attacks characterized by concomitant acute onset of hemi-sensory and hemi-motor symptoms. Using extensive diagnostic panel we excluded the secondary cause of the headache. Exploring the localisation of motor and sensory pathways affectation we used the sensory and motor evoked potentials method.

Conclusion

Neurophysiological parameters show that during the cluster period there is a transient affectation of sensory and motor pathways in the projections of the brain stem and medulla oblongata. This points to potential differences in the mechanism of neural pathway involvement among HCH and different types of primary headaches with coexisting motor and sensory symptomatology. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P25 Headache is a common aura in patients with generalized seizures at a younger age of onset

C. Cho, D. W. Kim

Konkuk University School of Medicine, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea

Correspondence: C. Cho

Question: Although the pathophysiology of headache as an epileptic aura is frequently attributed to the excessive neocortical cellular excitability of the parieto-occipital cortex in patients with focal seizures, several studies have documented headache may occur as an aura or isolated epileptic symptom in patients with generalized seizures. Currently, there is limited information on the headache as an aura in patients with generalized seizures.

Methods: We performed a 14-year retrospective study of patients with generalized seizures who received at least 6 months of treatment in our epilepsy clinic. Information on the characteristics of aura and seizure semiology were obtained through review of medical records. The proportion of patients who experienced an aura including headache and the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with and without headache as an aura were further analyzed.

Results: We included 102 patients diagnosed with generalized seizures and received treatment for at least 6 months. The patients were 44 males and 58 females. The most frequent seizure types were absence seizures in 8 patients, myoclonic seizures in 54 patients, and generalized tonic clonic seizures in 40 patients. Aura was documented in 45 patients (45/102, 44.1%) and headache was the most common aura in 26 patients (26/102, 25.5%). There was no differences in gender, seizure type, and presence or absence of aura other than headache but patients with headache as an aura had a significantly younger age of onset of seizures than patients without headache (14.8±3.8 vs 24.7±16.2, p=0.003).

Conclusion: Our study shows that headache is the most frequent aura in patients with generalized seizures. Patients with a younger age of onset of seizures are more likely to experience headache as an aura, which may be due to differences in pathophysiology or cortical neuronal network according to the age of onset of seizures in patients with generalized seizures.

Fig. 1 (abstract P25).

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P26 Headache phenotypes in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension and its short-term outcomes

G. Cabral¹, M. Serôdio¹, B. Meira¹, A. Caetano^1,2, M. V. Baptista^1,2

¹Hospital Egas Moniz, Neurology, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Chronic Diseases Research Center (CEDOC) - Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: G. Cabral

Question: Is there any relationship between demographic factors, clinical pattern of headache, treatment response, and headache outcome with the headache phenotype of IIH?

Methods: Retrospective analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with IIH presenting with headache between 01/01/2008-31/12/2021, with the evaluation of headache outcomes in the first 12 months following IIH treatment. Statistical analysis was made using descriptive and non-parametric tests.

Results: Headache was present in 32 of 40 patients (80%) with IIH (90% female; mean age 32 years; mean BMI 32,9Kg/m²; 88% with papilledema; mean CSF opening pressure 37cmH₂0). Patients presented commonly with migraine (n=11, 34.4%) and tension-type headache (n=7, 28.1%). A not-classifiable phenotype was present in 12 patients (37.5%). Associated symptoms included photophobia (47%), worsening with Valsalva/recumbency (25%), nausea/vomiting (19%), and phonophobia (9%). 72% of patients had daily pain, but only 9% had a medication-overuse headache; 41% had previous primary headache (mostly migraine). Regarding treatment and short-term follow-up (12months), there was a failure to medical treatment in 44% and a reduction of headaches (≥50%) in 63% of the patients. Among headache phenotypes, there were no significant differences regarding age, race, BMI, or clinical features (symptoms associated with IIH, CSF opening pressure, clinical pattern of headache, time until diagnosis). Also, there were no differences regarding response to treatment or headache outcomes in 12 months follow-up.

Conclusions: Headache phenotype does not appear to be an essential factor in allowing clinical distinction, treatment response, or predicting the short-term headache outcome of this intriguing entity.

P27 Outcome of epidural blood patch for imaging-negative spontaneous intracranial hypotension

S. Y. Choi¹, M. Seong², E. Y. Kim², S. Cho³, M. Lee⁴

¹Samsung Medical Center, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea; ²Samsung Medical Center, Radiology, Seoul, South Korea; ³Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Neurology, Uijeongbu, South Korea; ⁴Seoul National University Hospital, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea

Correspondence: M. Lee

Background: Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is diagnosed based on at least one of abnormal findings in brain MRI, spinal imaging, and lumbar puncture. However, the sensitivity of brain MRI, spinal myelography, and lumbar puncture is low. We questioned if patients with suspected SIH would respond to epidural blood patch (EBP) although they do not have imaging abnormalities.

Methods: We prospectively registered patients with suspected SIH admitted to Samsung Medical Center from 2017 January and 2021 July. For patients whose brain MRI and CT or MR myelography were normal and received EBP for the first time in our hospital, we analyzed their treatment outcome at discharge and 3 months after EBP which was defined as the remission of orthostatic headache and 50% response in maximal headache intensity.

Results: A total of 22 treatment-naïve patients with orthostatic headache and negative brain and spinal imaging who received EBP were identified and included in this study. Spinal imaging was performed with CT myelography in 6 (27%) and MR myelography in 16 (73%). Out of 9 (41%) patients who underwent lumbar puncture, none had an opening pressure lower than normal range (median 13.8 cmH2O, interquartile 9.8 – 16.6). After EBP (mean 1.4 times, range 1–3), orthostatic headache was remitted in 77% and 95% of patients, and 50% response was achieved in 77% and 91% of patients, respectively at discharge and 3 months after treatment.

Conclusion: Our study shows that EBP yielded a high rate of treatment response in imaging-negative patients with suspected SIH. We suggest that the empirical EBP should be considered for the treatment of new onset orthostatic headache although brain and spinal imaging are negative. The necessity of lumbar puncture is questionable in such patients considering the high response rate of EBP and low detection rate of "low pressure".

P28 Unusual Presentation of Headache Attributed to Airplane Travel - Case Report

V. Grozeva

Private Headache Practice, Sofia, Bulgaria

BACKGROUND: According to ICHD-3 Headache Attributed to Airplane Travel is described as a severe headache, usually unilateral and periocular and without autonomic symptoms, occurring during and caused by aeroplane travel. A recent study reveals some differences in the clinical presentation and suggests a need for refining the criteria. AIM: To describe a case of headache attributed to airplane travel, accompanied by autonomic symptoms and longer duration. CASE PRESENTATION: A 34y woman with severe headache, which developed first on an aeroplane travel during landing and repeats ever since during landing. Pain is of shock-like nature, VAS=10, localized periocularly on the left, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, tearing of the right eye, followed by subsequent tearing of the left one. A discharge of clear secretion from the right nostrail is also present. Headache improves after landing but does not subside. It might contunue 1-3 days with a milder intensity. It is so unpleasant, the patient does not want to travel by plane. Apart from that, a classical clinical characteristics of migraine with visual aura (black dots in the vision field) is reported again on the left side with photo-, phonophobia, and nausea, no other autonomic symptoms, restlessness or aggitation. Patient had concurrent bronchial asthma. Neurological exam-normal. MRI showed small tempo-parietal lesions of a vascular nature; without any sinus pathology. The case most likely refers to both: 1) headache associated with airplane travel and 2) migraine with visual aura. However, the presence of autonomic symptoms is not alligned with the ICHD-3 definition for airplane headache. Additionally, the headache does not remit after landing wich is another discrepancy. The migraine with aura is co-existing. CONCLUSION: Based on the described clinical characteristics, it seems that headache attributed to airplane travel might present also with accompanying autonomic symptoms like lacrimation and rhinorhea. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P29 Impact of migraine on the presentation of reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome

K. S. Lange^1,2, O. Forster², J. Mawet³, G. Tuloup^3,4, C. Burcin³, L. Corti², C. Roos³, C. Duflos⁵, A. Ducros^2,6

¹Charité University Hospital Berlin, Neurology, Berlin, Germany; ²University Hospital Montpellier, Neurology, Montpellier, France; ³Lariboisière Hospital, APHP Paris, Neurology, Paris, France; ⁴University Hospital Caen-Normandie, Neurology, Caen, France; ⁵University Hospital Montpellier, Clinical Research and Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medical Information, Montpellier, France; ⁶Montpellier University, Charles Coulomb Laboratory, CNRS UMR5221, Montpellier, France

Correspondence: K. S. Lange

Question— Prevalence of migraine among patients with reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) considerably exceeds prevalence in the general population. However, its impact on the clinical and radiological presentation of RCVS remains unknown. We aimed to compare clinical characteristics and complications in RCVS patients with and without a history of migraine.

Methods— In a pooled cohort of 345 French patients with RCVS, we compared patients with and without a history of migraine regarding the clinical presentation, rates of neurological complications, and the functional outcome at 3 months.

Results— Among 345 patients, 92 (27%) reported a history of migraine. Migraine was independently associated with the absence of thunderclap headache at onset (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.0-3.3; p=0.049) and with absence of recalled sexual triggers (OR 2.4, 95% CI 1.3-4.7; p=0.008). History of migraine with aura was an independent risk factor for aura during the course of RCVS (OR 6.4, 95% CI 2.0-20.4; p=0.002), while history of migraine without aura was independently associated with the occurrence of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH; OR 2.0, 95% CI 1.0-3.7; p=0.037) and multiple cervical artery dissections (mCAD; OR 4.1, 95% CI 1.1-14.6; p=0.032). The functional outcome was equal in both groups, with a modified Rankin scale score of 0-1 in ≥90% of patients.

Conclusions— Migraine seems to influence clinico-radiological features of RCVS, predisposing for an atypical clinical presentation and an elevated risk for SAH and mCAD. Larger multi-centric studies are warranted to confirm these findings.

P30 Extreme intracranial hypertension and severe headache in a immunocompetent man with Cryptococcal meningitis

F. Farham¹, A. Naser Moghadasi², H. Marhamati¹

¹Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Headache Department, Tehran, Iran; ²Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Multiple Sclerosis Research Center, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence: F. Farham

Cryptococcusis is an infection caused by the fungi Cryptococcus neoformans and gatii.¹ Cryptococcal meningitis is generally occurred in immunocompromised patients. It may be seen rarely in immunocompetent individuals with nonspecific and more subtle symptoms.²

case: A 47 Years old man with history of 6 months headache, diplopia and blurred vision Presented to emergency department because of the worsening of his symptoms. The Headache was severe, generalized with nausea, the characteristics were dullness and postural that the patient could not lay down. Examination was revealed a papillary edema, and decreased visual acuity.

Magnetic resonance imaging of brain showed bilateral basal ganglia signal change. Lumbar puncture was done, and the opening pressure was 120 cmH2O. The analysis results were as follow: Appearance semi-clear, white blood cell: 130 (80% lymphocyte), red blood cell: 580, and the CSF biochemistry results were: Glucose: 28 mg/dl and total protein: 59 mg/dl. The study of CSF showed a positive Cryptococcus neoformans PCR. The patient admitted and treatment with Amphotericin B was started. HIV Ab was negative and patient"s immune system was intact. He just had close-contact with pigeon. After 30 days of treatment, Cryptococcus neoformans PCR was negative in secound SCF study. Patient discharged with oral Fluconazole and the headache was completely resolved but the ophtalmic symptoms had partially improved.

Cryptococcusis Should be considered in the differential diagnosis of immunocompetent patients, presenting with prolonged headache.²

Early diagnosis is important, because late treatment may lead to some residual symptoms and sometimes death of patients. Consent to publish had been obtained.

1. Cryptococcal meningitis: epidemiology, immunology, diagnosis and therapy. P.R. Williamson, et al. Nat Rev Neural, 13(2017)

2. Cryptococcus meningitis presented with multiple cerebral infarcts in an immunocompetent patient. Buket Erturk Sengel, et al. IDCases,vol.24(2021)

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P31 The features of the course of traumatic brain disease in persons with combat traumatic brain injury

I. Chernenko

Kharkov National University, Neurology, Psychiatry, Narcology, Kharkiv, Ukraine

This article is devoted to the problem of survival and prognosis of treatment outcomes of patients with traumatic brain injury who have sustained craniocerebral trauma according to changes in neurospecificity protein (S100β) levels during the acute period of trauma. An analysis of the course and results of treatment of patients who had sustained severe craniocerebral trauma was carried out. Patients underwent routine biochemical examinations, neuroimaging studies and protein (S100β) levels examination in the acute period of trauma. On the basis of the data obtained, it was found that the level of neurospecificity protein S100β in the blood serum takes a great role in predicting the course and outcome of the disease. Objective: to elucidate the relationship between changes in the level of neurospecific protein (S100β) in the acute period of injury, data from neuroimaging methods (CT and / or MRI) of the study, the course and results of treatment and consequences of traumatic brain injury in combat zone Environmental protection in the East of Ukraine on the basis of the analysis of retrospective research (injury follow-up was 1 year, 3 years, 5 years). Materials and methods of research. 250 participants of hostilities and invalids, after the received craniocerebral trauma in the zone of carrying out anti-terrorist operation, on the basis of neurological department of Regional hospital of war veterans were observed. Patients were divided into groups depending on the severity of the injury (mild, moderate and severe), treatment in the acute period, the course and outcome of the disease. Observations have been conducted since 2015. by 2021, the follow-up was 1 year, 3 years, 5 years. Conclusions. Based on the data we conducted on the basis of the Hospital retrospective analysis of medical documents of the military who received severe trauma in the area of anti-terrorist operation, we can say that the level of neuronspecific protein S100β in serum plays an important role in predicting the course and outcome of the disease.

P33 Epicrania fugax secondary to multiple sclerosis

M. D. Calabria Gallego

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Neurology, Salamanca, Spain

Background

Epicrania fugax (EF) is a primary headache of recent description. EF essentially consists of brief paroxysms of pain describing a linear or zigzag trajectory across the surface of one hemicranium, beginning and terminating in the territories of different nerves (1).

Materials and methods

We present a case report that illustrates the possibility of presenting a headache with the characteristics of EF, but which is presumably produced secondary to demyelination plaques due to multiple sclerosis.

Results

Patient with a history of multiple sclerosis receiving treatment with glatiramer acetate, with periventricular, subcortical and infratentorial white matter lesions (Figure 1), who reports that for 6 days he has presented pain in the territory of the three branches of the right trigeminal nerve of short duration and electrical characteristic, which is becoming more frequent and longer (4-5 seconds). There is no trigger point. By expressly delimiting the area, he refers that it begins at the level of the vertex, with a rapid path towards the chin. Normal neurological examination.

With these data, a forward EF diagnosis is made. Anesthetic blockade with bupivacaine was performed on both major suboccipital nerves and Lamotrigine 75 mg/day was prescribed (with progressive dose escalation over six weeks).

At the check-up after three months, the patient reports the complete resolution of his symptoms

Conclusions

The correct characterization of a secondary headache can improve our management. In the previous case, an anesthetic block is performed and lamotrigine is prescribed. Despite the scant evidence collected to date, this management would be correct for a primary EF, and in the same way it has been useful for the patient. Consent to publish had been obtained.

References

1. Square ML, Guerrero AL, Couple JA. Epicrania Fugax. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2016 Apr;20(4):21. doi: 10.1007/s11916-016-0557-9. PMID: 26893151.

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P34 A Case of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension in a Third-trimester Pregnant Woman Resolved by Delivery

H. S. Lee, H. B. Yang

Ansan Hospital Korea University, Neurology, Ansan-si, South Korea

Correspondence: H. S. Lee

Spontaneous intracranial hypotension (SIH) is characterized by a low cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) volume because of leakage, resulting in an orthostatic headache.1 Little is known about SIH during pregnancy, especially in a third-trimester is very rarely reported.2 We report a SIH case in a third-trimester pregnant woman, which was resolved by delivery. This is the first report to our knowledge.

A 30-year-old woman at 33+6 weeks" gestation presented to our hospital with a headache. She had felt a tearing pain in the upper back while mopping 4 days ago, then an orthostatic headache occurred. Diffuse pachymeningeal thickening/enhancement and fluid collection near the dura showed on brain and spine MRI. (Fig. 1 & 2) We diagnosed her with SIH clinically. She had been treated with bed rest, hydration, and analgesics, but did not improve. We inquired obstetricians about fetal safety for the CT-guided epidural blood patch (EBP), and they recommended a procedure after delivery because the fetus was mature. She had a cesarean section.

The headache rapidly improved after the delivery. On the third day after delivery, the patient could stand for more than an hour. She was discharged on the fifth day after delivery without a headache.

Although the risk or physiologic factors for SIH during pregnancy are unknown, the point that SIH was resolved through delivery in this case suggests that SIH might be related to pregnancy itself. If the symptom does not improve with known treatment, delivery might be considered as the next option for treatment when the fetus matures allow delivery. Consent to publish had been obtained.

1. Mokri B. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension. Continuum.2015;21:1086-108

2. Ferrante E, et al. Management of Spontaneous Intracranial Hypotension During Pregnancy: A Case Series.Headache.2020;60:1777-87

Fig. 1 (abstract P34).

Brain MRI show diffuse pachymeningeal thickening and enhancement

Fig. 2 (abstract P34).

Spine MRI show diffuse fluid collection in the epi and subdural space, posterior to the C7-T7 cord. (arrows)

P35 Post-traumatic headache responds well to suboccipital block

M. D. Calabria Gallego

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Neurology, Salamanca, Spain

Background:

Post-traumatic headache, defined as the one that occurs after a traumatic brain injury, can adopt the characteristics of other primary headaches (especially tension-type headache or migraine), and traditionally its management has been that of these headaches. This clinical management lacks solid scientific evidence and is rather based on expert opinions (1).

Materials and methods:

Through the exposure of two cases reports, treatment by anesthetic blocks is suggested as a useful therapeutic tool for these cases.

Results:

The first patient is a 73-year-old woman, who reported that after a mild head injury, she had intermittent headache of varying intensity, oppressive type, of greater intensity at times of greater psychological stress, and of left parieto-occipital location. Normal examination and CT.

Subcutaneous infiltration with bupivacaine is performed in both major suboccipital and supraorbital nerves, and amitriptyline is prescribed. The patient only consumed one container of amitriptyline by mistake, presenting complete resolution of her symptoms since the blockade was performed.

Secondly, we have a 70-year-old man who had a pulsating right hemicranial headache for 30 years, at which time he suffered a trauma in that area. The headache, in the last months had been accentuated. Normal examination and CT.

Amitriptyline was prescribed, and after two months, the patient reported only a slight improvement, proceeding to perform a bupivacaine blockade of both major suboccipital nerves, giving complete resolution of the condition.

Conclusion:

Anesthetic blocks have been positioned as a therapeutic weapon in some types of headaches (migraine, cluster headache, suboccipital neuralgia,...), as we believe that in post-traumatic headache may be. Consent to publish had been obtained.

• 1. Ashina H, Eigenbrodt AK, Seifert T, et al. Post-traumatic headache attributed to traumatic brain injury: classification, clinical characteristics, and treatment. Lancet Neurol. 2021 Jun;20(6):460-469.

P36 Headache in intracranial arachnoid cysts: implications for management

J. Carbone

WA Health, Neurosurgery, Nedlands, Australia

Question:

With a prevalence of 1.4%, intracranial arachnoid cysts are a frequent incidental finding on MRI and CT. Whilst most cysts are benign in the long term, clinical practice and imaging frequency does not necessarily reflect this. Is headache a useful symptom in stratification of this pathology?

Method:

A literature review was conducted searching the Medline database with MESH terms. This literature was condensed into an article, edited by a consultant Neurosurgeon. This was further condensed, presented to the Neurosurgery department at Princess Alexandra Hospital for final feedback and editing.

Results:

Headache remains a non specific symptom in relation to cysts, however case reports do exist of post traumatic bleed and spontaneous cyst growth. The minority of symptomatic patients or those with cysts in sensitive areas may require referral to a neurosurgeon for clinical follow up, imaging or intervention. This review outlines a treatment algorithm to guide clinicians.

Conclusion:

Greater than 94% of patients are asymptomatic, practitioners can be confident in reassuring patients of the benign nature of a potentially worrying finding. Headaches should be thoroughly explored and cysts in atypical locations or with atypical features may benefit from surgical intervention.

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P37 Low adherence to the guideline for the acute treatment of migraine

A. Olesen ¹, H. W. Schytz¹, S. R. Ostrowski², M. Topholm³, K. Nielsen⁴, C. Erikstrup⁵, S. Mikkelsen⁵, O. B. Pedersen⁶, J. Olesen¹, T. F. Hansen¹, M. A. Chalmer¹

¹Rigshospitalet , Danish Headache Center, Neurological Department , Glostrup, Denmark; ²Rigshospitalet , Department of Clinical Immunology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ³Odense University Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology, Odense, Denmark; ⁴Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology, Aalborg, Denmark; ⁵Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology, Aarhus, Denmark; ⁶Zealand University Hospital, Department of Clinical Immunology, Koege, Germany

Correspondence: M. A. Chalmer

Introduction: The real-world use of triptans in the treatment of migraine is disappointing. Only 12% of the Danish migraine population purchased a triptan between 2014 and 2019, and only 43% repurchased a triptan after first prescription. The aim of the present study was to assess whether physicians and patients adhere to the therapeutic guideline on acute migraine treatment.

Methods: We interviewed 299 triptan experienced participants with migraine and 101 triptan naïve participants with migraine from the Danish Migraine Population Cohort, using a semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistical analyses were used to study the association with triptan use and the assessed factors.

Results: Among triptan naïve participants with migraine, 64% had consulted their general practitioner about their migraine, of whom only 23% received information about the possibility of triptan treatment. Among triptan experienced participants, 77% had only tried one type of triptan. Only 12% could recall they had been informed by their general practitioner to try each triptan three times before giving up. Twenty percent were informed to try three different triptans in total, if the first did not work. In disagreement with the guideline, participants who reported a low pain reduction by a triptan had only tried one type of triptan.

Conclusion: Our study shows a low adherence to therapeutic guideline for the attack treatment of migraine. There is a need for better education of general practitioners regarding treatment of migraine. Future campaigns should aim to inform both the public and the general practitioner about antimigraine treatments.

P38 Characterization of adult patients with status migrainosus in a tertiary hospital in Colombia, 2019-2021

R. Lopez-Gonzalez^1,2,3, S. Isaza-Jaramillo¹, M. Ashina⁴

¹University of Antioquia, Neurology, Medellin, Colombia; ²Clinica El Rosario, Neurology, Medellin, Colombia; ³Hospital San Vicente Fundacion, Neurology, Medellin, Colombia; ⁴Danish headache center, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Department of Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: R. Lopez-Gonzalez

Objective: To describe demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, use of diagnostic tests, evolution in hospitalization and readmissions of patients with status migrainosus (SM) who required inpatient management.

Methods: Retrospective and observational study analysing patients who presented SM between 2019 and 2021 at a tertiary hospital in Colombia.

Results: We identified 170 SM in 135 subjects. 91% were women with a median age of 34 years. 79,9% had migraine without aura. 79,9% had episodic migraine. 22,9% were taken prophylactic medication. The median duration of headache before admission to emergency department (ED) was 120 hours. 96,5% with level pain ≥7/10. Pulsatile headache (86,5%), worsening of pain with physical activity (87,1%), photophobia (94,7%) and nausea (90%) were the most common symptoms. Pregnancy was present in 8,9%. It was more probable that pregnant women received opioids for their treatment (p=0,0002). 18,2% had prior medication overuse; subjects with medication overuse were less probable to improve with the first line of treatment at ED (p=0.02). Only 34,1% of SM improved with treatment at ED. 81% of SM who improved at ED required at least three medications. Improvement with treatment at ED was less probable if subjects had received opioids before admission (p=0,002). All participants treated by neurologists received a combination of drugs. 52% of them required at least 2 lines of treatment. The most used medications by neurology were magnesium sulfate, ketorolac and triptans. 68,2% received at least one diagnostic test and 94,8% of them were normal. Median length of hospital stay was 1,96 days. 69,4% were discharged pain-free. 12,3% were readmitted to ED due to headache within the next week.

Conclusion: SM is a disabling condition. SM requires to be treated with drug combinations with synergic mechanisms of action, which can lead to freedom of pain in most patients. Opioids should be avoided in the treatment of SM.

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P39 Implementing a digital treatment solution for headache patients – a pilot study

T. Niiberg-Pikksööt^1,2, K. Laas³, A. Aluoja⁴, M. Braschinsky^1,2,5

¹Tartu University Hospital, Headache Clinic, Department of Neurology, Tartu, Estonia; ²Migrevention OÜ, Tallinn, Estonia; ³University of Tartu, Institute of Psychology, Tartu, Estonia; ⁴Tartu University Hospital, Psychiatry Clinic, Tartu, Estonia; ⁵University of Tartu, Neurology Clinic, Tartu, Estonia

Correspondence: T. Niiberg-Pikksööt

Background. Migraine is the leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting primarily working-age population. Poor availability of non-pharma cological treatment options and shortage of specialists is a major problem on a global scale. The goal of this pilot study was to create a model that would allow for comparisons between conventional and digitally mediated care while evaluating the cost-effectiveness of digitally mediated care.

Question. Is it possible to conduct manual-based digitally mediated non-pharmacological treatment in a way that is comparable to conventional treatment?

Methods. The pilot study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the University of Tartu. Two groups of patients (n=10 for conventional treatment and n=10 for digitally mediated treatment) participated in an intense 8-week non-pharmacological interdisciplinary treatment program. The patient received nurse counselling, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and physical therapy as part of their treatment. The number of headache days, headache's influence on everyday life, changes in quality of life, anxiety and depression levels were measured. The level of patient satisfaction with the intervention and the amount of work time required by experts were examined.

Results. There was no change in the number of days with headaches. In both groups, satisfaction with the intervention was extremely high. Indicators of quality of life improved in both groups. Ten times less time was spent on digitally mediated treatment by specialists.

Conclusions. The developed non-pharmacological intervention program and manual-based intervention are appropriate for a wider scale trial. Digitally mediated treatment is just as effective as conventional treatment but permits 10 times as many individuals to be treated without sacrificing quality. There is a need for larger-scale research to demonstrate with greater precision the influence on patients' lives and the cost-effectiveness of the intervention strategy.

P40 PACAP signaling is not involved in GTN- and levcromakalim-induced hypersensitivity in mouse models of migraine

S. Guo^1,2, C. Ernstsen¹, A. Hay-Schmidt², M. Ashina¹, J. Olesen¹, S. S. Christensen¹

¹Danish Headache Center, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²University of Copenhagen, Department of Odontology, Panum Institute, Faculty of Health, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: S. Guo

Question: Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antagonizing drugs represents the most important advance in migraine therapy for decades. However, these new drugs are only effective in 50-60% of patients. Recent studies have shown that the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP38) pathway is independent from the CGRP signaling pathway. Here, we investigate PACAP38 signaling pathways in relation to glyceryl trinitrate (GTN), levcromakalim and sumatriptan.

Methods: In vivo mouse models of PACAP38-, GTN-, and levcromakalim-induced migraine were applied using tactile sensitivity to von Frey filaments as measuring readout. Signaling pathways involved in the three models were dissected using PACAP-inhibiting antibodies (mAbs) and sumatriptan.

Results: We showed that PACAP mAbs block PACAP38 induced hypersensitivity, but not via signaling pathways involved in GTN and levcromakalim. Also, sumatriptan has no effect on PACAP38-induced hypersensitivity relevant to migraine. This is the first study testing the effect of a PACAP-inhibiting drug on GTN- and levcromakalim-induced hypersensitivity.

Conclusions: Based on the findings in our mouse model of migraine using migraine-inducing compounds and anti-migraine drugs, we suggest that PACAP acts via a distinct pathway. Using PACAP38 antagonism may be a novel therapeutic target of interest in a subgroup of migraine patients who do not respond to existing therapies.

P41 Effect of Topical Clonazepam on the Burning Mouth Syndrome Patients' Functional Connectivity

H. L. Tan^1,2, J. Hoffmann³, T. Renton¹, H. Matthew⁴, E. Makovac⁴

¹King's College London, Center for Oral, Cranial & Translational Sciences, London, United Kingdom; ²The National University of Malaysia, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; ³King's College London, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom; ⁴King's College London, Department of Neuroimaging, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: H. L. Tan

Objectives: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is an idiopathic and debilitating burning sensation of the oral mucosa. BMS treatment remains a challenge due to its uncertain aetiopathophysiology, but reports have implied that BMS is a central neuropathic pain disorder. We hypothesised that BMS patients' functional connectivity (FC) was modulated by pain intensity following clonazepam mouthwash (MW) and the difference between treatment responders and non-responders.

Methods: 26 BMS patients underwent two sessions. In session 1, they received clinical and neuropsychological assessments. In session 2, pain scores (NRS, 0-10) and resting-state functional MRI scans were acquired before and after mouthwash. Seed-based FC analysis of the right anterior insula (RAI) cortex was performed (pFWE corrected <0.05), given reports of perturbed functioning in this region in chronic pain. Treatment responders were defined as reporting 50% or greater pain reduction from baseline following clonazepam administration.

Results: After clonazepam, BMS patients experienced a mean NRS reduction of 2.67 (SD ±2.23), and 15 patients responded to treatment. We observed a decrease of post-MW FC across BMS patients, between the RAI and anterior cerebellum and inferior parietal lobe. At baseline, responders showed lower FC than non-responder between RAI, lateral occipital cortex and parietal lobe. After mouthwash responder showed greater FC network changes (∆FC) than the non-responder between RAI and frontal orbital cortex, frontal medial cortex and paracingulate gyrus but a lesser ∆FC between RAI and prefrontal cortex (Figure 1).

Conclusion: This study provides a preliminary insight into the anti-nociceptive mechanism of action of topical clonazepam on brain networks. We demonstrated FC changes between RAI and brain regions involved in pain modulation, which may reflect BMS's ongoing pain symptoms and a valuable marker of treatment response.

Fig. 1 (abstract P41).

Differences in functional connectivity (FC) between the responder and the non-responder groups of BMS patients at before and after clonazepam mouthwash (MW)

P42 Prevalence of temporomandibular disorders with comorbid migraine: A retrospective study in a 5-year period

P. Yakkaphan

King's College London, LONDON, United Kingdom

Introduction: Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is complex and associated with the burden of chronic pain pathologies. Migraine has become one of those constantly found among TMD patients. An association between TMD and migraine has been published. However, no study has reported TMD prevalence according to migraine pain distribution of the somatosensory of the trigeminal nerve (V1, V2, V3). Aim: To investigate the prevalence of TMD with comorbid migraine in Orofacial Pain Clinic, Dental Institute, King's College London Hospital during 2016-2021. Method: The dataset was reviewed for patients diagnosed with TMD during consultation at the OFP Clinic at KCH between January 2016 and December 2021. Data were described by simple statistics, including numbers and percentages. Result: Over five years, we collected data from 1,345 OFP patients. Among 421 TMD patients, 28,26% (n=119) of them presented with comorbid migraine. The majority (94%) had chronic TMD symptoms (duration > 3 months). Myofascial pain was the most prevalent (54.62%), followed by TMD pain due to arthrogenous origin (26.89%). Among TMD patients with comorbid migraine, 60.50% were diagnosed with chronic migraine. Of the TMD patients with migraine, 66.39% suffered from migraine headache (V1 area only), 26.89% suffered from migraine with facial involvement (V1 with V2 and/or V3 area), and 6.72% suffered from orofacial migraine (V2 and/or V3 area). The sole migraine patients were also included in our dataset. Among 242 migraine patients, TMD was found in 57.24% of patients with migraine headache (V1 area only), in 49.23% of patients with migraine with facial involvement (V1 with V2 and/or V3 area), and in 20.51% of patients with orofacial migraine (V2 and/or V3 area). Conclusion: TMD and migraines might commonly occur, especially in individuals with muscle-related chronic TMD and chronic migraine. Although TMD is mostly related to migraine pain in the V1 area, the proportion of TMD with migraine patients reporting pain in the facial region (V2 and/or V3) was not relatively small. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of the presence of migraine headache and orofacial migraine in TMD patients.

P43 Autonomic Nervous System Disorders in Patients with Burning Mouth Syndrome

H. L. Tan^1,2, J. Hoffmann³, T. Renton¹, O. O'Daly⁴, H. Matthew⁴, E. Makovac⁴

¹King's College London, Center for Oral, Cranial & Translational Sciences, London, United Kingdom; ²The National University of Malaysia, Faculty of Dentistry, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; ³King's College London, Wolfson Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, London, United Kingdom; ⁴King's College London, Department of Neuroimaging, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: H. L. Tan

Objectives: Burning mouth syndrome (BMS) is a chronic idiopathic orofacial pain with poorly understood aetiopathogenesis, making treatment challenging. Studies have highlighted central and autonomic nervous system (ANS) dysregulations in BMS, yet studies investigating the interaction between ANS and brain are lacking. The periaqueductal grey area (PAG) has a crucial role in mediating the relationship between ANS and pain, and changes in PAG have been described in other chronic pain conditions. We combined Heart Rate Variability (HRV) as a measure reflective of ANS function, resting-state functional MRI and voxel-based morphometric analysis of brain structure to explore the interaction between ANS and brain mechanisms underpinning BMS pain experiences, focusing on the role of PAG.

Methods: 26 BMS patients were assessed in two sessions. In session 1, resting heart rate (HR) was measured for 5 minutes. In session 2, structural and functional MRI scans were acquired. The root mean square of successive differences (a measure of vagal-mediated HRV; RMSSD) was extracted from HR inter-beat. Associations between seed-based PAG functional connectivity (FC) and the interaction between RMSSD and pain scores were investigated (pFWE corrected <0.05). Patients were divided into low and high RMSSD groups for further analysis.

Results: The mean pain score (NRS 0-10) was 5.5 (SD ±1.42). Patients with lower RMSSD had higher pain scores in session 1 (p=0.009). RMSSD was positively associated with FC between the PAG and insula and negatively associated with insula grey matter volume. The association between RMSSD and pain was positively mediated by the strength of FC between PAG and thalamus. (Figure 1).

Conclusion: BMS brain structure and function changes are associated with parasympathetic tone and perceived pain intensity. These complex relationships provide indications of linkages between the brain and ANS, which may be insightful for developing future therapeutic interventions.

Fig. 1 (abstract P43).

Correlation between PAG-thalamus functional connectivity and RMSSD and pain scores (NRS) interaction

P44 Two physiotherapy programs in headache attributed to temporomandibular disorder

P. Moleirinho-Alves^1,2, P. Cebola¹, R. Oliveira², P. Pezarat-Correia²

¹Cuf Tejo Hospital, Orofacial pain and Temporomandibular disorders department, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: P. Moleirinho-Alves

Objective: Assess the effects of two 8-week physiotherapy programs on frequency, intensity, and impact of headaches attributed to temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Methods: Twenty-four patients diagnosed with headache attributed to TMD were divided into two groups of 12 participants: a therapeutic exercise program (G1, mean age: 26.3±5.6years) and an aerobic and therapeutic exercise program (G2, mean age:26.0±4.6years). Headache frequency and intensity were evaluated using a headache diary, intensity was reported using a numerical pain rating scale (NRS), and headache impact was evaluated using a Headache Impact Test (HIT-6). These parameters were evaluated twice at baseline (A01/A02), at the end of the 8-week intervention period (A1), and 8–12 weeks after the end of the intervention (A2). The study protocol was approved by the ethical committee of the Egas Moniz University Institute on February 13, 2019 (reference number: 675). All individuals provided informed consent in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration and understood that they were free to withdraw from the study at any time. Results: None of G2 participants reported having headaches, and in G1, only two participants reported headache, at A1. Scores for headache intensity (0.3 [95%CI: -0,401, 1.068]), (0.0 [95%CI: -0.734,0.734]), significantly decreased in G1/G2 at A1. Score of HIT-6 (50.7 [95%CI:38.008,63.459]), (49.5 [95%CI:36.808,62.259]), significantly decreased in G1 and G2 at A1. Effects obtained immediately after programs completion were maintained until the final follow-up in both groups. Conclusion: The programs conducted by G1 (therapeutic exercises) and G2 (therapeutic and aerobic exercise) had significant results at A1 and A2. The physiotherapy programs are important to reduce headache attributed to TMD.

P45 Orofacial Pain- An Emerging Speciality Bridging the Gap between Medicine and Dentistry

S. Gupta

RAK Dental Care and Implant Centre, ORO Facial Pain, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Orofacial Pain refers to pain associated with the hard and soft tissues of the head, face, and neck. These tissues, whether skin, blood vessels, teeth, glands or muscles send impulses through the trigeminal nerve to be interpreted as pain by the brain. A vast variety of disorders fall under the umbrella of orofacial pain disorders. There is a bidirectional association between orofacial pain and sleep.

Orofacial pain is a relatively common complaint in general medicine and dental practice. Diagnosis and treatment of pain originating from the head, face, oropharynx, ears, sinonasal area and neck is a complex process compounded by the density of anatomical structures and the prominent psychologic significance attributed to this region. Management of orofacial pain thus demands the service of clinicians from various specializations such as dentistry, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and psychology. The quest to better manage pain problems involving the head and neck area has led to the establishment of Orofacial pain as a discipline in the field of dentistry.

Orofacial pain remains a prevalent and debilitating condition with significant social and economic impacts. Clearly the task required is integration of knowledge in this anatomically dense region, traditionally divided between many medical disciplines. Management of orofacial pain requires a professional collaboration between dentists and medical doctors Based on extensive clinical experience with patients suffering from facial pain and headache, an Orofacial pain clinician is well equipped to fulfill this task of giving adequate relief to an orofacial pain patient and improving his/her quality of life.

REFERENCES

1. OroFacial Pain – Guidelines for Assessment, Diagnosis and Management ,The American Academy of OroFacial Pain - Reny de Leeuw, Gary D. Klasser.

2. Bell"s Oral and Facial Pain - Jeffrey P. Okeson

3. The face of Dental Sleep Medicine in 21st century J Oral Rehab Dec 2020

P46 Association of pain intensity and psychological factors among patients with symptomatic temporomandibular disorders: a cross-sectional study

S. Martín Pérez¹, A. Cabrera Fuentes², A. Martín Rivero², G. García Domínguez², J. L. Alonso Pérez¹, I. M. Martín Pérez³

¹Universidad Europea de Canarias, Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; ²Universidad Europea de Canarias, Musculoskeletal Pain and Motor Control Research Group, Master Degree in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain; ³University of La Laguna, Department of Pharmacology and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

Correspondence: S. Martín Pérez

Question: Are pain intensity and psychological variables associated in patients with symptomatic temporomandibular joint disorders?

Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out with convenience sampling between February 1, 2022, and May 30, 2022, at the Universidad Europea de Canarias (Spain). Adults with TMJ pain with more than 12 weeks of evolution and who would not be undergone pharmacological or physiotherapeutic treatment were selected. An assessment of pain intensity (VAS) as well as anxiety (STAI), catastrophizing (PCS), perceived stress scale (PSS), and sleep quality (PSQI) was performed. Moreover, the statistical analysis was carried out using the Jamovi 2.3.12 software, performing the descriptive analysis, the Shapiro Wilks normality test (p<0.05), and the strength of correlational association through the calculation of the Pearson Correlation Coefficient (Pearson's r).

Results: We recruited 21 subjects (F:17; M:4) aged mean of 41.47 (SD=10.28) suffering from symtomatic TMJ dirsorder with a pain intensity of 4.84 (SD=1.70), anxiety 26.11 (SD=5.22), catastrophism 17.05 (SD=13.05), perceived stress 25.58 (SD= 8.60) and sleep quality 8.26 (SD=4.17). After checking the normality of the data, a weak linear correlation was found between the pain intensity and anxiety (Pearson's r = 0.141; r²=0.019; p=0.564), pain intensity and catastrophism (Pearson's r= 0.180,r²=0.032;p=0.462) and pain intensity and perceived stress (Pearson's r=0.358;r²=0.128;p=0.132). In contrast, moderate and negative strength of association between pain intensity and sleep quality was detected (Pearson's r= 0.403,r²=0.163;p=0.087).

Conclusions: Psychological variables were not associated with pain intensity among TMJ patients. However, sleep quality was the only variable that maintains a moderate linear association with pain intensity.

Fig. 1 (abstract P46).

See text for description.

P47 Neurovascular Orofacial Pain – A Diagnostic Dilemma

S. Gupta

RAK Dental Care and Implant Centre, ORO Facial Pain, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

The sites of the migraine headache are predominantly temporal, supraorbital, frontal, parietal, and occipital. However, they may occur in the orofacial region also. Referral of pain to maxillary teeth is not uncommon. In view of the uncommon pain location, a high number of these patients are misdiagnosed with dental or sinus-related conditions, frequently resulting in inappropriate surgical and medical treatments. If the oro-facial area is the focus of the pain, the newly developed International Classification of orofacial pain refers to "Orofacial Migraine" and "Trigeminal autonomic orofacial pain". Benoliel et al introduced the term Neurovascular oro-facial pain (NVOP), previously also described as lower facial migraine.

Migraine can be localized in the face resembling facial or dental pain, indicating the influence of the trigeminovascular system in the structures innervated by the maxillary and mandibular branches of the trigeminal nerve. The clinical features of NVOP contains a distinctive combination of signs and symptoms common to both migraine and trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias. In contrast to migraine, patients are older at the time of onset and even more predominantly female. Frequently, there is cold allodynia of several teeth. This finding needs to be investigated properly, since it would be an important test and might link this entity to migraine, in which mechanical allodynia is seen during attacks.

NVOP is becoming increasingly recognized in medical and dental clinics. It is important for clinicians evaluating patients with facial pain to show their diligence and identify the associated symptoms of migraine, so as to avoid unnecessary treatments and surgical procedures and deliver appropriate medical therapy. The collaboration between neurologists and facial pain specialists is key to increasing awareness and education on this rare but treatable manifestation of an otherwise very frequent headache disorder.

References

1. Interplay of Oral, Mandibular, and Facial Disorders and Migraine Curr Pain Headache Rep 2022 May

2. Migraine presenting as isolated facial pain: Cephlalgia 2020

3. International Classification of Orofacial Pain. Cephalalgia 2020

P48 Role of Orofacial Pain Specialists in Diagnosis and Management of Oropharyngeal, Head and Neck Cancer

S. Gupta

RAK Dental Care and Implant Centre, ORO Facial Pain, Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Patients with oropharyngeal, head and neck cancer often experience pain and suffering that reduces quality of life, increases anxiety and depression, affects well being and even compliance with treatment. Also, oral manifestations of hematologic cancers and metastasis to oral tissues may cause pain with similar effects. Orofacial pain can be due to cancer itself, due to cancer therapy or due to noncancerous etiology in cancer patients. Even cancer therapy is well known to frequently induce painful oral complications.

Pathogenesis of oral cancer is not fully understood and various mediators like endothelin-1, proteases and nerve growth factor have been implicated. Effective management of orofacial pain in patients with cancer requires comprehensive assessment of multifactorial etiologies and treatment directed at these causative factors.

Orofacial pain in cancer patients remains a prevalent and debilitating condition with significant social and economic impacts. Clearly the task required is integration of knowledge in this anatomically dense region, traditionally divided between many medical disciplines. Management of orofacial pain requires a professional collaboration between dentists and medical doctors. Dentists, Orofacial pain specialists in particular, play an important role in screening oropharyngeal, head and neck cancer patients, helping in the diagnosis and management by making appropriate referrals. Based on extensive clinical experience with patients suffering from facial pain and headache, an Orofacial pain clinician, being part of the multidisciplinary team, is well equipped to fulfill the task of giving adequate relief to orofacial pain in cancer patients and thereby improving quality of life.

Orofacial pain in patients with cancer can be managed by using topical therapy, non-opioid and strong opioid analgesics, adjuvant and centrally acting analgesics as well as adjunctive or complementary management strategies.

P49 Use of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in pediatric migraine: first evaluations of a phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

F. Ursitti, L. Papetti, G. Sforza, M. A. N. Ferilli, G. Monte, R. Moavero, M. Valeriani

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Neurologia, Rome, Italy

Correspondence: F. Ursitti

Objective: to date, prophylactic therapies for migraine include the use of antiepileptic drugs, calcium antagonists or antidepressants. In recent years, studies have been conducted on adults with the monoclonal antibody that binds the receptor of the peptide related to the calcitonin gene (GCRP), which competes specifically with the binding of CGRP to its receptor by inhibiting its function. CGRP modulates the nociceptive signal and is associated with the pathophysiology of migraine. Therapies currently available in children have limited efficacy. There is therefore a need for additional drugs. Methods: 8 patients with chronic migraine and 1 patient with episodic migraine were enrolled in the study according to the criteria of the International Classification of Headaches (ICHD-III). Patients with chronic migraine are in the following phases: 1 finished the study, 1 dropped out, 2 in the double-blind phase, 3 in the open-label and dose-blind phase, and 1 moved from the episodic migraine study to chronic. Results: among the 8 patients with chronic migraine, it can be stated that 4 patients reported a reduction in the frequency and intensity of monthly migraine attacks, 2 patients reported the ineffective therapy and 2 patients, in whom the double-blind phase was not started, are being evaluated. In three of the four patients with chronic migraine, who had a good response to therapy, a reduction in the frequency and intensity of monthly attacks was observed starting from the double-blind phase. Conclusion: to date our preliminary data on the efficacy of anti-CGRP antibodies in pediatric age, even if under evaluation, confirm what has been found in double-blind studies on the adult population, or the possibility of having a prophylactic drug specific and efficacy for migraine. However, more pediatric studies will be needed to confirm these preliminary results.

P50 Real-world Reductions in Monthly Migraine Days and Migraine-Related Healthcare Resource Utilization in UK Patients Using Fremanezumab

S. Afridi¹, T. Totev², L. J. Krasenbaum³, E. Terasawa⁴, H. Akcicek⁵, D. Dhiraj⁶, R. Sun², B. Yilma⁴, M. T. Driessen⁵

¹Headache Service, Department of Neurology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom; ²Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, United States; ³Teva Branded Pharmaceutical Products R&D, Inc., West Chester, PA, United States; ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, United States; ⁵Teva Pharmaceutical B.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands; ⁶Teva UK Ltd., Castleford, United Kingdom

Correspondence: H. Akcicek

Objective: To assess the real-world effectiveness and healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) of fremanezumab in adults with episodic/chronic migraine (EM/CM) treated by multiple physicians from the UK.

Methods: This UK panel-based online physician chart review used electronic case report forms. Patient inclusion criteria included a physician diagnosis of CM/EM in Scotland and CM in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland; first fremanezumab treatment initiation (index date) at aged ≥18 years from June 2020–October 2021; ≥3 months of continuous treatment after index date; monthly migraine days (MMD) and monthly headache days (MHD) assessments 1 month before (pre-index) and 3 months (±15 days) after (post-index) initiation; and ≥3 months of information about migraine treatments prior to index date. Migraine-related HCRU was compared for 6 months pre- and post-index. P

Results: Data were included from 42 neurologists and 183 patients (mean age[SD], 40.5[11.3]; female, 129[70.5%]; CM diagnosis, 174[95.1%]). 95(51.9%) patients initiated monthly fremanezumab dosing, and 88(48.1%) initiated quarterly dosing. Reductions in MMD were observed across dosing subgroups after 3 months of treatment (percent reduction from baseline: overall, 51.9[25.7]; monthly, 52.9[28.3]; quarterly, 50.8[22.7]; all P<0.001). Reductions in MHD were also observed (percent reduction from baseline: overall, 47.3[27.0]; monthly, 49.2[28.3]; quarterly, 45.0[25.5]; all P≤0.002). Reductions in HCRU were observed from 6 months pre-index to 6 months post-index: outpatient office visits (P=0.005); urgent care/ER visits (P=0.001); inpatient admissions (P=0.028). Reductions, not statistically significant, were observed in the number of telehealth consultations.

Conclusions: Fremanezumab reduced MMD and MHD after 3 months and reduced migraine-related HCRU after 6 months in a real-world UK population of patients with migraine from multiple physicians.

P51 Anti-CGRP mAbs in a difficult to treat migraine population. Efficacy and safety

D. I. Samuel, N. C. Candela, O. Marina Alejandra, J. Perez Garcia, M. J. Navarro Muñoz

Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Neurology, Valencia, Spain

Correspondence: D. I. Samuel

QUESTION

To evaluate efficacy and safety of erenumab (E), Galcanezumab (G) and fremanezumab (F) as preventive treatment in a difficult to treat migraine population in our headache unit.

METHODS

Prospective and descriptive study of the use of E, G and F in our headache unit since their approval. Measures of efficacy: migraine days per month (MMD), triptans days per month (TDM) and overuse of symptomatic medication. We use scales as Patient Related Outcome (PROs): MIDAS, HIT-6, Pain Catastrophizing scale (PCS) and migraine-specific quality of life questionnaire (MsQol). We evaluate each patient at baseline and every 3 months. Follow up of adverse events also every 3 months.

RESULTS

336 patients reached at least 3 months of treatment and 233 patients 6 months. 140 patients were treated with E, 139 with G and 57 with F. Mean age was 46,78 years, 81,55% were women and 88,09% were diagnosed of chronic migraine. They had failed an average of 5,39 previous preventive treatments.

At baseline they had: 19,50 MMD; 13,78 TDM; 69% overuse of triptans; MIDAS: 90,62, HIT-6: 68,75, PCS: 31,77, MsQol: 31,23.

MMD with E at baseline, 3 and 6 months was: 20,53; 13,48 y 10,73.

With G: 19,33; 11,34 y 9,83.

With F: 17,40; 9,47 y 8,41.

PROs changed in the same way with all the anti-CGRP mAbs. MIDAS scale was reduced to 53,69 points at 3 months and to 40,66 at 6 months; HIT-6 reduced to 60,37 points at 3 months and 58,33 at 6 months and the overuse of triptans reduced to 31,54% at 3 months and 29,18% at 6 months.

Regarding adverse events (AE), constipation is the most frequent AE, reaching 19% of all patients. It trends to reduce its prevalence as time goes by.

CONCLUSION

All anti-CGRP mAbs are effective in patients with difficult to treat migraine. Constipation is the most frequent AE, greater than in clinical trials, not clinically significant and improving over time with treatment. The results of efficacy and safety are similar among the 3 a-GCRP mAbs.

P52 The efficacy of CGRP monoclonal antibodies – an Australian experience

J. Ray^1,2,3, L. Dalic², S. Cheng¹, E. Hutton^1,3

¹Alfred Health, Neurology, Melbourne, Australia; ²Austin Health, Neurology, Melbourne, Australia; ³Monash University, Neurosciences, Melbourne, Australia

Correspondence: J. Ray

Objective: To assess the real-world efficacy of CGRP monoclonal antibodies (mAb) in an Australian setting.

Methodology: A retrospective cohort study was undertaken of all patients commenced on a CGRP monoclonal antibody at two Victorian tertiary hospitals over the first 12-months of listing of the medication on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).

Results: Over the study period, 163 patients were commenced on either galcanezumab or fremanezumab. The study population had a median age of 44 (IQR 16), was 71.3% female, had failed a median of 5 previous migraine preventers (IQR 4) and a baseline mean monthly headache day (MHD) of 23.9 (SD 7.7). Amongst patients who were CGRP mAb naïve, the 50% responder rate was 55.9%, with a mean reduction of MHD of 10.4 (SD 9.7). A total of 25 patients were transitioned to a CGRP mAb from onabotulinumtoxinA (onaB) for incomplete response, with a baseline median MHD of 18 (IQR 23). The 50% responder rate was 40%, with a mean reduction of MHD of -3 (-7.8-1.7) beyond the effect of onaB. A Kaplan-Meier test was run to determine if there were differences in the survival distribution between galcanezumab and fremanezumab. The survival distributions for these interventions were not statistically significantly different, X2(2)=0.673, p=0.412.

Conclusion: CGRP monoclonal antibodies were effective treatments of migraine in an Australian population of migraine who had failed multiple preventative medications, including in patients who had sub-optimal responses to onaB.

P53 Use of non-pharmacological therapies in individuals with migraine eligible for treatment with monoclonal antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-signaling: a single-center cross-sectional observational study

L. Rundblad¹, C. K. Cullum¹, S. Sacco², R. Gil-Gouveia³, D. Uludüz⁴, T. P. Do^1,5, F. M. Amin^1,6

¹Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark; ²University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; ³Hospital da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal; ⁴Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey; ⁵Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark; ⁶University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of Neurorehabilitation/Traumatic Brain Injury, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: C. K. Cullum

Introduction: Treatment with monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) signaling pathway is impeded by regulatory restrictions. Affected individuals may seek out other services including non-pharmacological therapies. Thus, we found it timely to ascertain the use of non-pharmacological therapies in individuals with treatment-resistant migraine eligible for and naïve to treatment with CGRP-signaling targeting monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).

Methods: Single-center cross-sectional observational study of patients eligible for and naïve to treatment with mAbs targeting CGRP or its receptor. We recorded demographical information, frequency of headache and migraine days, previous use of preventive pharmacological medications for migraine, and use of non-pharmacological therapies the past 3 months including frequency of interventions, costs, and patient-reported assessment of efficacy on a 6-point scale.

Results: We included 122 patients between June 17, 2019, and January 6, 2020; 101 (83%) were women and the mean age was 45.2±13.3 years. One-third (n=41 [34%]) had used non-pharmacological therapy within the past 3 months. Among these participants, median frequency of different interventions was 1 (IQR: 1-2), median number of monthly visits was 2 (IQR: 1-4), mean and median monthly costs were 1086±1471 and 600 (IQR: 0-1200) DKK (1 EUR = ~7.5 DKK), respectively, and median patient-reported efficacy of interventions was 2 (IQR: 0-3).

Conclusions: Even in a high-income country with freely accessible headache services and universal healthcare coverage, there was a non-negligible direct cost in parallel with a low satisfaction for non-pharmacological therapies amongst patients at a tertiary headache center.

P54 Role of Monoclonal Antibodies Against the Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide or Receptor (CGRP-Mabs) for Chronic Migraine Prevention: A Critical Review

S. Chowdhury, N. Rajpal

Vivekanand Polyclinic and Institute of Medical Sciences, General Medicine, Lucknow, India

Correspondence: S. Chowdhury

Objective: We aimed to critically review the role of CGRP-mAbs (monoclonal antibodies against the calcitonin gene-related peptide or receptor) namely erenumab, galcanezumab, fremanezumab and eptinezumab for chronic migraine (CM) prevention.

Methods: We searched PUBMED for all CGRP-mAbs trials conducted for CM prevention in adults. We analyzed the pivotal double-blind (DB) placebo-controlled trials of at least 12 weeks duration for efficacy and safety, post-hoc studies for subgroup analysis, patient-reported outcomes (PRO) for meaningful differences, and long-term trials for safety and effectiveness.

Results: We analyzed a total of 61 studies. The results are summarized in table 1. In the DB trials, the difference in reduction of migraine headaches days between CGRP-mAbs and placebo ranged from 1.7 to 2.6 days. ≥50% responder rate varied from 27.6% to 61.4%. The best results for both these outcomes were obtained by 300mg quarterly (12 weekly) intravenous eptinezumab. The difference in reduction of acute medication days between CGRP-mAbs and placebo ranged from 1.2 to 2.6 (the best result was obtained by monthly subcutaneous140mg erenumab). Mild, self-limiting adverse effects were reported. Post-hoc analyses showed that these drugs were effective in patients with coexistent medication overuse and prior failure to multiple preventives. PRO such as disability, functionality, and quality of life also showed significant and meaningful improvements. Long-term trials (1to 5years) showed consistent efficacy, no significant immunogenicity and no new safety concerns. References: Figure 1 and 2.

Conclusion: Erenumab, galcanezumab, fremanezumab and eptinezumab showed statistically superior and clinically meaningful efficacy compared with placebo for the prevention of CM with good long-term tolerability and safety profile.

Fig. 1 (abstract P54).

See text for description.

Fig. 2 (abstract P54).

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P55 Real Life Experience: Use of CGRP Inhibitors in Patients Older than 55 Years Old, are they Safe and Effective?

M. V. Castro Sanchez¹, H. Antoli Martinez¹, A. Sanchez Guijo Benavente¹, L. Rodriguez Jimenez¹, L. Garcia Trujillo¹

¹Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Neurology, Malaga, Spain

Correspondence: M. V. Castro Sanchez

QUESTION: At 2018 European Medicines Agency authorized CGRP inhibitors as a treatment for episodic and chronic migraine. Erenumab and Galcanezumab included in its clinical essays patients until 65 years old. Fremanezumab included patients until 70 years old, but did not specify the percentage of older patients or their comorbidities. There are few data of this group who usually has other comorbidities and vascular risk factors. Our objective is to describe the efficacy and security of CGRP inhibitors in clinical practice.

METHODS: We have retrospectively reviewed 32 patients with ages between 55 and 77 years old treated with CGRP inhibitors. We included patients who began CGRP inhibitors between 2019 and 2022. We considered CGRP inhibitors were effective if patients achieved a decrease of 50% of monthly migraine days or a decrease higher than 5 points in MIDAS or HIT-6 scales.

RESULTS: 3 patients were male and 25 female. 4 patients had episodic migraine and 28 chronic migraine with an average MIDAS of 106.5 and HIT-6 of 67.5. Patients had tried an average of 6 preventive medications, including botulinum toxin 31 of them. 15 patients had vascular risk factors, 6 had high blood pressure, 11 hypercholesterolemia, 1 diabetes. Efficacy was of 40.6%, 12/24 patients responded to erenumab, 1/4 to galcanezumab and 0/4 to fremanezumab. 11 patients who did not respond to a first CGRP inhibitor switched to another and 7/11 responded. Adverse effects appeared in 46.9% of the patients. The most common was constipation in 9 patients, followed by articular pain and local erythema in 2 patients. There were 3 significant adverse effects: a paralytic ileus, hypertensive emergency and a patient who reported worsening of her inflammatory arthritis.

CONCLUSIONS: In our series the efficacy of CGRP inhibitors in older patients were similar to the efficacy reported in clinical essays. Most adverse effects were minor, only 3 leaded to discontinuation of the treatment.

P56 Real life experience and learning curve of Galcanezumab in migraine. Galca-only Consortium

V. Obach¹, S. Fernandez Fernandez¹, N. Fabregat¹, T. Marco¹, I. Martin¹, F. Velasco², M. Martin Bujanda³, D. Garcia-Azorin⁴, E. Cuadrado⁵, D. Guisado⁵, A. Moreira⁵, A. Suarez⁵, S. Aranceta⁶, A. Ruisanchez⁷, J. C. Garcia Monco⁸, N. Roncero⁸, A. Minguez⁹, M. Ruibal⁹, I. Kortazar¹⁰, A. Echeverria¹⁰, A. Lopez Bravo¹¹, R. Alvarez Escudero¹², N. Riesco Perez¹², L. Gonzalez-Fernandez¹²

¹Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain; ²Hospital Cruces, Bilbao, Spain; ³Hospital Navarra, Pamplona, Spain; ⁴Hospital Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; ⁵Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain; ⁶Hospital Tauli, Sabadell, Spain; ⁷Hospital Galdako, Bilbao, Spain; ⁸Hospital Basurto, Bilbao, Spain; ⁹Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain; ¹⁰Hospital Txagorritxu, Alava, Spain; ¹¹Hospital Reina Sofia, Tudela, Spain; ¹²Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Correspondence: V. Obach

QUESTION

Safety and efficacy of galcanezumab at 12 months from a multicentre registry

METHODS

Pharmacy Commission of 12 centers with Headache Unit or monographic headache neurologist, approved Galcanezumab use in 2020 as the first line MAB for high frequency (>7 attacs/month, refractory to 3 oral preventive treatments) or chronic migraineurs also refractory to BOTOX.

Consecutive candidates were interviewed for demographics, monthly headache days (MHDs) and previous BOTOX use.

Patients were grouped into Q1 to Q4 according to the quartile time of inclusion in each center to assess a learning curve effect.

Satisfactory response was considered when reduction of more than 50% in MHDs was achieved (SR50) at 12 months.

RESULTS

One thousand and four patients received galcanezumab. Q1(n=257), Q2(n=252), Q3(n= 248) and Q4(n=247). Mean age was 50 years old (SD 12), female gender 83.1%, median MHDs was 20 [12-30].

According to the quartile distribution, the prevalence of chronic migraine was 80.9%, 80.6%, 76.2%, 67.6%; duration of migraine chronification 7, 9, 5 and 4 years; median HIT6 was 69 [64-72], 68 [66-72], 69 [66-74] and 70 [66-74]; Anxiety and mood disorders 39%, 34%, 48.1% and 39%; and Fibromyalgia 11.3%, 10.5%, 16.6% and11.8%, respectively. Concomitant Botox Use (MAB add-on) at baseline was 26.2%, 27.5%, 24.7 and 27.8%.

At 12 month, SR50 was 55.3%, 41.1%, 40.4% and 45.5% (p=0.01). Galcanezumab was withdrawn due to improvement in 22.9%, 25.5%, 23.2% and 19.6%.

SR50 in patients with treated mental disorder was 37.8% (vs 50.2%, p=0.01) and with fibromyalgia 23.8% (vs 47.7%, p=0.001)

CONCLUSION

We do not detect any learning curve in Galcanezumab efficacy in migraine therapy and our first treated patients seemed to have been more accurately selected therapy and our first treated patients were more accurately selected to treatment. Anxiety and mood disorders t and fibromyalgia reduce Galcanezumab efficacy.

P57 Real-world Experience with Galcanezumab for the Preventive Treatment of Cluster Headache

S. J. Cho¹, H. Mo¹, H. S. Moon², B. K. Kim³

¹Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Neurology, Hwaseong, South Korea; ²Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea; ³Eulji Hospital, Eulji University, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea

Correspondence: S. J. Cho

Galcanezumab of 300 mg monthly is the FDA approved preventive medication for cluster headache (CH). Compared to the 120 mg galcanezumab syringe for the treatment of migraines, the 100 mg syringe for CH has globally not been as widely available. We evaluated patients with CH who received at least 1 dose of 240 mg (2 prefilled syringe of 120 mg) of galcanezumab in the 3 university hospitals from February 2020 to September 2021. In the patients with episodic CH, the efficacy and safety data of galcanezumab were analyzed regarding to the presence of the conventional preventive therapy at the timing of therapy of galcanezumab. The data of other subtypes of CH were separately described. Results: In 47 patients with episodic CH, galcanezumab was started median 18 days after the onset of current bout (range 1-62 days) and 4 patients (10.8%) received second dose of galcanezumab. The median time to the first occurrence of 100% reduction from baseline in CH attacks per week after galcanezumab therapy was 17 days (25% to 75% quartile range: 5.0~ 29.5) in all patients with episodic CH, 15.5 days (3.8~ 22.1) in 36 patients with galcanezumab therapy adding on conventional preventive therapy, 21.0 days (12.0~ 31.5) in 11 patients started galcanezumab as initial preventive therapy. Among 33 patients with headache diary, the proportion of patients with 50% reduction at week 3 from baseline 78.8% about the numbers of CH attacks per week and 79.3% about the days with acute medications per week. Patient global impression of improvement was reported as feeling "very much better" or "much better" in 80.9% of patients with episodic CH and all 3 patients with chronic CH or the first episode of cluster bout. One 240 mg dose of Galcanezumab with/without conventional therapy for the prevention of CH is considered effective and safe in clinical practices, as seen in the clinical trial of galcanezumab.

P58 Recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy treated with erenumab: A case report

D. Mahović¹, M. Bračić²

¹University Hospital Center Zagreb, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Neurology, Zagreb, Croatia; ²Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Department of School and Adolescent Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

Correspondence: D. Mahović

Background and objective: Recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy (RPON), formerly known as ophthalmoplegic migraine, is a rare type of cranial neuralgia characterized by attacks of unilateral headache with ipsilateral ophthalmoplegia due to paresis of one or more ocular cranial nerves. The exact pathophysiology behind RPON is unclear and the clinical presentation often resembles that of migraine disorders. The objective of this paper is to present the first reported use of erenumab in a patient with RPON.

Methods: Case description.

Results: A 31-year-old woman with a 3-year history of recurrent unilateral headache, ipsilateral ptosis, nausea, and photo- and photophobia was referred to our clinic due to suspected dural carotid-cavernous fistula observed on brain magnetic resonance imaging. Neurological examination revealed left-sided ptosis and mydriasis with a sluggish reaction to light. After excluding the presence of a dural fistula on digital subtraction angiography, the patient was diagnosed with RPON. Her symptoms subsided after receiving pulse corticosteroid therapy. She was discharged with rizatriptan for acute attacks and propranolol as prophylaxis. Over the course of the following 5 years, the patient didn"t experience a significant decrease in either intensity or frequency of her symptoms in spite of adjustments in prophylactic therapy. After numerous therapeutic failures with different classes of prophylactic drugs, including beta blockers, antidepressants and antiepileptics, erenumab was introduced in the prophylactic regimen (140 mg subcutaneously once every 28 days). While on erenumab, the patient experienced a 75% reduction in monthly headache days and this effect was sustained for 18 months.

Conclusion: The results of our case support the argument that RPON should be reclassified as a migraine variant, which would enable the use of specific prophylactic medication in patients suffering from this disorder. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P59 Investigating the Long-Term Efficacy of Calcitonin Gene Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies

A. Salim^1,2, T. Peixoto Leal¹, I. Mata^1,2, Z. Ahmed^3,2

¹Cleveland Clinic, Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland, United States; ²Case Western Reserve University, School of Medicine, Cleveland, United States; ³Cleveland Clinic, Center for Neuro-Restoration, Cleveland, United States

Correspondence: A. Salim

Question: Calcitonin gene related peptide monoclonal antibodies (CGRP mAbs) are a promising treatment for episodic and chronic migraine. Though many real-world studies have shown benefit at an average treatment time of 3 or 6 months, little is known about its long term efficacy. The objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of CGRP mAb after 1, 2, and 3 years. This longitudinal study will provide insight on the long-term treatment use of CGRP mAb.

Methods: We extracted Electronic Medical Records (EMR) containing migraine frequency data for Cleveland Clinic patients (n =2025) with 6 consecutive months of positive treatment to a CGRP mAb between June 2018 and December 2021. This cohort's (87.5% female, 47.0 ± 13.5 years old, 1586 with chronic migraine) monthly migraine days (MMD) were examined at 1 (n = 822), 2 (n = 407), or 3 (n = 101) years of CGRP mAb treatment. The responses were differentiated into Non-responders (MMD reduction of 25% or less), Responders (MMD reduction between 26-74%) and Super-responders (MMD reduction of 75% or greater).

Results: After 1 year of treatment, 55.5% were Super-responders, 38.4% Responders, and 6.2% became Non-responders. Following 2 years of CGRP mAb use, 53.6% continued a Super-response, 37.6% responded, and 9.1% stopped responding positively. After 3 years, 59.5% maintained a Super-responder status, 29.7% were Responders, and 10.8% had a negative response.

Conclusions: We have seen great benefits in the short-term treatment of this recent agent, and our results show that CGRP mAbs do maintain efficacy after extended periods of treatment, with only a minority losing benefit over time. This longitudinal study provides some clarity for the preserved long term benefit of the use of CGRP MAB for the treatment of migraine.

P59a Cognition in Menstrually Related Migraine:neural correlates of working memory along the cycle

A. Ruiz-Tagle¹, A. Fouto¹, G. Caetano¹, C. Domingos¹, I. Esteves¹, R. Gil-Gouveia², R. Nunes¹, I. Pavão Martins³, P. Figueiredo¹

¹IST-ID, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Lisbon, Portugal; ³Universidade de Lisboa, Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz e Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculdade de Medicina, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: A. Ruiz-Tagle

QUESTION

Hormones play a preponderant role in triggering migraine attacks, with women having higher prevalence and severity of migraine due to their influence along the reproductive cycle¹. The preictal, ictal and postictal phases tend to include cognitive executive difficulties along with the rest of the attack symptoms². Fluctuations in neural sensitivity observed in migraine could underlie such difficulties³. On the other hand, functional and structural changes in brain structures related to cognitive processes along the menstrual cycle have also been documented⁴.

We aim to use functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to evaluate working memory at different stages of the migraine cycle and compare to a non-migraine population while controlling for their menstrual phases.

METHODS

A clinical sample of 15 women suffering from episodic migraine with menstrual-related attacks were recruited. They underwent fMRI sessions with a verbal N-back task in different phases of the migraine cycle, namely, preictal, ictal, postictal and interictal phase. 15 non-migraine controls matched for gender and age were assessed during premenstrual and post ovulation phase. A neuropsychological battery and questionnaires quantifying clinical symptoms and attack description at the time of the exam were also applied.

RESULTS

We report results for 70 sessions of acquisition in whole brain group analysis using a cluster threshold of z > 2.3. We observed left orbital prefrontal areas with significantly higher activation during preictal (z =3.44), ictal (z=3.49) and interictal (z=3.3) phases compared to postictal phase.

CONCLUSIONS

The brain activation observed in prefrontal regions during the migraine attack phases could be related to cognitive inhibition while performing a working memory task.

REFERENCES

¹ Vetvik & MacGregor 2017, Lancet Neurol

² Vuralli et al 2018, The Journal of Headache and Pain

³ Schulte & May 2016, Brain

⁴ Dubol et al 2020, Frontiers in neuroendocrinology

P60 Brain connectivity modifications induced by monoclonal antibodies targeting the CGRP pathway in migraine patients: a prospective HD-EEG, open-label, study

R. De Icco¹, M. Corrado¹, F. Bighiani¹, G. Vaghi¹, V. Grillo¹, A. Putortì¹, D. Martinelli¹, M. Semprini², M. Allena³, G. Sances¹, C. Tassorelli¹

¹IRCCS Mondino Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ²Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy; ³IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: R. De Icco

Question: Monoclonal antibodies targeting the CGRP pathway (mAbs) proved effective and safe as migraine preventive treatment. Due to their molecular weight, mAbs act outside of the blood brain barrier, namely in the peripheral component of the trigeminovascular system. Nonetheless, a reduced sensitization of the first order neuron in the trigeminal ganglion may induce secondary effects at central level. Here we aim to study the changes induced by mAbs in cortical brain connectivity recorded by means of high-density electroencephalography (HD-EEG).

Methods: We plan to perform 5 resting state HD-EEG recordings, at baseline (before mAbs treatment), and then every 3 months for one year. Here we present data regarding 16 migraine patients (age 44.7±10.6, 14 females, 11 with CM) who completed the first three months of mAbs treatment (T3). We aim to study the connectivity changes in the nodes of the default mode network (DMN): the right and left angular gyrus (RANG and LANG), the medial pre-frontal cortex (MPC) and the posterior cingulate cortex (PCC).

Results: At T3, mAbs treatment induced an inter-nodal connectivity reduction between MPC-PCC (p=0.025), MPC-LANG (p=0.020), MPC-RANG (p=0.043), and PCC-LANG (p=0.005). By contrast, the connectivity was enhanced between PCC-RANG (p=0.005) and LANG-RANG (p=0.003). At T3, 7 patients qualified as "Responder" to mAbs (reduction in monthly migraine days of at least 50% when compared to baseline). Responders were characterized by a baseline enhanced connectivity between MPC-PCC (p=0.042) and MPC-RANG (p=0.032), and by a reduced connectivity between LANG-RANG (p=.016).

Conclusions: We described brain connectivity modifications in the DMN of migraine patients after three months of mAbs treatment. We hypothesize that a reduced sensitization of the peripheral component of the trigeminovascular system may account for the observed findings. In addition, Responder patients showed a specific baseline brain connectivity pattern.

Fig. 1 (abstract P60).

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P61 Diagnostic utility of T2*-weighted GRE in migraine with aura attack. The cortical veins sign

C. Hirtz¹, A. Viguier²

¹CHU Timone, Neurology, Marseille, France; ²Toulouse Hospital - Purpan, Toulouse, France

Correspondence: C. Hirtz

Objective: To evaluate the frequency, distribution, and clinical associations of the dilated appearance of cerebral cortical veins, termed cortical veins sign on T2*-weighted gradient recalled-echo (T2*-GRE) in the acute setting of migraine with aura attack in adult patients.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of 60 consecutive patients admitted for acute neurological symptoms with a final diagnosis of migraine with aura (42%) or probable migraine with aura (58%) who underwent emergency brain magnetic resonance imaging and 60 non-migrainous control adults. The cortical veins sign was defined as a marked hypointensity and/or an apparent increased diameter of at least one cortical vein. We examined the prevalence, the spatial distribution, and the associations of cortical veins sign with clinical characteristics of migraine with aura.

Results: We detected the cortical veins sign in 25 patients (42%) with migraine with aura, compared to none in the control group (p < 0.0001). The spatial distribution of cortical veins sign was characterised by the predominantly bilateral and posterior location. Presence of cortical veins sign was associated with increased severity of aura (p =0.05), and shorter delay to MRI (p =0.02).

Conclusion: In the setting of acute neurological symptoms, the presence of cortical veins sign is frequent in patients with migraine with aura and can be detected with good reliability. This imaging marker may help clinicians identify underlying migraine with aura.

Table 1 (abstract P61). Clinical characteristics of the entire migraine aura (MA) group and acording to the presence of the cortical veins sign (CVS). Statistically significant results in bold

P62 Emotional processing differences between migraine and tension-type headache subjects – an fMRI study

D. Dobos^1,2, K. Gecse^1,2, E. Szabo^2,3,4, D. Baksa^1,2, N. Kocsel^2,4, A. Galambos^2,4, T. Zsombok², G. Kokonyei^1,2,4, G. Juhasz^1,2

¹Semmelweis University, Department of Pharmacodynamics, Budapest, Hungary; ²Semmelweis University, SE-NAP 2 Genetic Brain Imaging Migraine Research Group, Hungarian Brain Research Program, Budapest, Hungary; ³Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Center for Pain and the Brain (PAIN Research Group), Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston, MA, United States; ⁴ELTE Eotvos Lorand University, Institute of Psychology, Budapest, Hungary

Correspondence: D. Dobos

Objective: The diagnosis of migraines and tension-type headaches is based on phenotypic characteristics. We currently do not know any marker in the nervous system along which we could separate the two diseases. The emotional processing of migraineurs has been proved to be altered in comparison with that of people without headaches. We wondered whether alterations would also be present when comparing migraineurs to subjects with tension-type headaches.

Methods: 45 episodic migraine (41 females) and 34 episodic tension-type headache subjects (24 females) performed an implicit face emotion processing fMRI task. After preprocessing raw images, individual contrast maps were created and used in a full factorial design to detect between-group differences in association with the average monthly headache frequency. The initial significance threshold was p<0.001 but only results surviving family-wise error correction (pFWE<0.05) were considered statistically significant. Both preprocessing procedure and statistical analysis of fMRI scans were performed in SPM12.

Results: At the sight of sad faces, migraine subjects showed less activation in the left supplementary motor area compared to tension-type headache subjects in association with the average monthly headache frequency (pFWE<0.05, voxel threshold=0).

Conclusion: Although both headache disorders are associated with negative mood, neural responses yielded to a negative emotion were different in migraine and tension-type headache subjects having similar headache frequency. Since the affected cortical region plays a role in emotional processing and cognitive control, we can speculate that the difference in its reaction might contribute to the differences in processing the affective component of pain.

Funding: 2017-1.2.1-NKP-2017-00002; KTIA_NAP_13-2- 2015-0001; 2020-4.1.1.-TKP2020; TKP2021-EGA-25; 2019-2.1.7-ERA-NET-2020-00005, and ÚNKP-20-3-II-SE-51.

P63 Dynamic functional connectivity in migraine during the interictal phase: a resting-state fMRI study

I. Esteves¹, C. Fonseca¹, M. Xavier¹, A. Fouto¹, A. Ruiz-Tagle¹, G. Caetano¹, R. Nunes¹, R. Gil-Gouveia^2,3, J. Cabral⁴, I. Pavão Martins⁵, A. Rosa¹, P. Figueiredo¹

¹ISR-Lisboa and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico – Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal; ³Hospital da Luz, Neurology, Lisbon, Portugal; ⁴Life and Health Sciences Research Institute, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal; ⁵University of Lisbon, Centro de Estudos Egas Moniz e Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: I. Esteves

Question: Migraine is a cyclic and complex disorder, characterized by attacks of headache, sensory and cognitive disturbances¹. Thalamocortical connectivity in migraine has been found to be transiently abnormal². Our aim was to assess if the dynamical properties of the migraine brain are affected during the interictal phase.

Methods: Resting-state functional MRI data was collected from 14 menstrual migraine patients without aura (interictal phase) and 12 healthy controls (menstrual post-ovulation phase). fMRI data processing included³: motion and distortion correction, temporal highpass filter, regression of motion and physiological confounds, spatial smoothing, and parcellation with the Desikan atlas. Dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) between regions was computed using phase coherence, and recurrent dFC states were identified by k-means clustering (k ranging between 3 and 15) of the leading eigenvectors of dFC in each time point⁴. Permutation tests were performed to evaluate statistically significant differences between patients and controls in the probability of occurrence and the mean lifetime of the dFC states.

Results: Similar dFC states were found consistently across different numbers of clusters, k, which resembled the canonical resting-state networks as expected. Compared to healthy controls, migraine patients show a significantly lower mean lifetime in one dFC state, when grouping in 4, 5 and 6 clusters. No differences were found for the probability of occurrence.

Conclusions: Migraine may be linked to a disruption of brain networks dynamics. This emphasizes the need to adopt time-resolved methods, in addition to static, to study functional connectivity, to better understand the mechanisms of migraine. Our next step will be to assess the dynamics of the migraine brain throughout the migraine cycle.

1.Goadsby et al., Physiological reviews, 2017

2.Tu et al., Neurology, 2019

3.Jenkinson et al., NeuroImage, 2012

4.Cabral et al., Scientific reports, 2017

P64 Reliable posterior insula–operculum region gray matter volume alterations in vestibular migraine

L. Dong, H. Li, J. Zhou

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Neurology, Chongqing, China

Correspondence: L. Dong and J. Zhou

Question

Vestibular migraine (VM) is one of the most prevalent causes of episodic vertigo. Neuroimaging offers the possibility to investigate and localize the responsive brain areas in patients with VM. Voxel-based morphometry (VBM) has been generally considered as a reliable technique to analyze structural alterations, especially the gray matter volume (GMV) across neurological diseases. Despite all imaging data accumulated on GMV across the past decades, an overview of the imaging evidence of GMV differences in VM is still missing.

Methods

The coordinate based meta-analysis (CBMA) is a novel method to identify consistent and reliable brain alterations among individual neuroimaging studies. This study was performed under the latest algorithm of CBMA, seed-based d mapping with a permutation of subject images (SDM-PSI).

Results

5 studies were included after systemic review (103 patients and 107 healthy controls). Main CBMA showed significantly decreased GMV in the left rolandic operculum (SDM-Z value=-3.68, p=0.004, Voxels=629) with a peak MNI coordinate (-44, -12, 16) located in Brodmann area (BA) 48 and the two largest voxels belonging to the insula and rolandic operculum were consistently reported in VM patients compared to healthy controls. When removing a study with most patients (14/20) had predominantly left-sided headaches in sensitivity analysis, decreased GMV in the right Heschel gyrus (SDM-Z value=-3.83, p=0.003, Voxels=504) with a peak MNI coordinate (48, -12, 8) located in BA 48 was detected, which is symmetrical to the results reported in the main CBMA.

Conclusions

Our CBMA demonstrated the involvement of the posterior insula–operculum region in VM. The lateralization of the headache attack may determine the lateralization of the GMV alteration. Further longitudinal neuroimaging studies are necessary to draw more precise conclusions and the headache side may need to be taken into account when designing migraine-related neuroimaging studies.

P65 Relation of post-stroke headache to cerebrovascular pathology and hemodynamics

E. Abed

Al-Azhar University, Neurology, Cairo, Egypt

Background: Despite the high prevalence of cerebrovascular stroke, headache attributed to ischemic strokes is often undertreated and overlooked. The aim is to detect the relation of a post-stroke headache to cerebrovascular pathology and changes in hemodynamics through a high-resolution duplex ultrasound examination. Methods: This is a case-control study that was conducted on 239 patients who presented with an acute ischemic stroke. Patients were subdivided into two groups; Group I included patients with headache attributed to ischemic stroke (cases) and Group II included headache-free stroke patients (controls). History included headache characteristics and risk factors. Clinical and radiological examination were preformed to detect the type of stroke. Ultrasound duplex examination of the extracranial and intracranial cerebrovascular system was carried for both groups. Results: Group I included 112 patients (mean age 57.66 ±6.59 years), Group II included 127 patients (mean age 57.73±7.89 years). Post-stroke headache was more frequent in patients with posterior circulation infarction (58%). Post-stroke headache was reported within 7 days post-stroke in (61.6%) of patients. Pre-stroke headache was an independent predictor for post-stroke headache occurrence (OR=28.187, 95%CI; 6.612-120.158, P<0.001). Collateral opening and various degrees of intracranial vascular stenosis were strong predictors of headache occurrence (OR=25.071, 95% CI; 6.498-96.722, P<0.001). Conclusion: Post-stroke-headache is a common phenomenon especially in patients with pre-stroke headache, history of old stroke, posterior circulation infarction, and large artery disease. This headache was of moderate-intensity with clinical characteristics of tension-type. The intracranial cerebrovascular pathological changes including opening of the collateral channels and variable degrees of stenosis of cerebrovascular systems were implicated in the production of that headache. Keywords: Post-stroke headache; cerebrovascular; hemodynamics; duplex ultrasound.

Fig. 1 (abstract P65).

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Fig. 2 (abstract P65).

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P66 Differences of resting-state functional connectivity between patients with cluster headache and episodic migraineurs

N. Imai¹, A. Moriya¹, E. Kitamura²

¹Japanese Red Cross Shizuoka Hospital, Neurology, Shizuoka-Shi, Japan; ²Kitasato University, Neurology, Sagamihara-shi, Japan

Correspondence: N. Imai

[Objectives] To investigate the differences in pathophysiology between cluster headache (CH) and episodic migraine (EM), we studied static and dynamic resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) between patients with CH and EM. [Methods] Nineteen patients with CH and 19 sex- and age-matched episodic migraineurs were selected for the study. All patients fulfilled the International Headache Society criteria 3 CH or EM. High-resolution structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and resting-state functional MRI (RS-fMRI) were performed in both groups. [Results] Region of interest (ROI)-to-ROI analyses in static RS-fMRI revealed that patients with CH showed 13 higher connectivity pairs mainly between the right parahippocampal gyrus and other brain lesions and 2 lower connectivity pairs than patients with EM (Fig. 1). ROI-to-ROI analyses in dynamic RS-fMRI showed that t patients with CH showed 8 higher connectivity pairs than patients with EM (Fig. 2). All 8 pairs in dynamic RS-fMRI were different from 15 pairs in static RS-fMRI. [Conclusions] Our study showed some differences in RSFC between CH patients and episodic migraineurs. Our data also revealed that patients with CH had some higher connectivity than those with EM.

Fig. 1 (abstract P66).

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Fig. 2 (abstract P66).

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P67 White-matter microstructural changes in episodic menstrual migraine compared with hormonal controls

A. Fouto¹, R. Nunes¹, A. Ruiz-Tagle¹, I. Esteves¹, G. Caetano¹, N. A. Silva², P. Vilela³, R. Gil-Gouveia^4,5, P. Figueiredo¹

¹Institute for Systems and Robotics - Lisboa and Department of Bioengineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Hospital da Luz, Learning Health, Lisbon, Portugal; ³Hospital da Luz, Imaging Department, Lisbon, Portugal; ⁴Hospital da Luz, Neurology, Lisbon, Portugal; ⁵Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: A. Fouto

Question: Do patients with episodic menstrual migraine exhibit white-matter microstructural changes?

Methods: 14 women with episodic menstrual migraine (35±8yrs) were assessed during interictal phase together with 11 healthy women (29±10yrs) during a matching phase of their menstrual cycle (post-ovulation). 2D-EPI multi-shell DWI data were acquired on a 3T Siemens Vida (64-ch coil) and preprocessed using DESIGNER [1]. Diffusion tensor / kurtosis imaging (DTI/DKI) parameter maps were estimated and skeletonised [2] and histogram-metrics were computed for each subject: median, peak height, width, and value.

Results: Voxelwise statistical analysis [3] revealed multiple white-matter regions with lower MD and AD in patients, with no differences in FA and RD. Interestingly, migraineurs showed increased MK, AK and RK. Moreover, significant groups differences (Mann-Whitney test with Bonferroni correction) were found in histogram-metrics MD peak value, AD median and peak height and AK median. Median AK was positively associated (Spearman correlation) with disease duration but not with attack frequency and pain intensity.

Conclusion: Our findings extended previous reports of white-matter microstructural changes in migraineurs across multiple brain regions [4, 5]. DKI histogram-metrics showed potential as disease biomarkers.

References:

[1] Ades-Aron et al., Neuroimage, 183, 532–543, 2018.

[2] S. M. Smith et al., Neuroimage, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 1487–1505, 2006.

[3] A. M. Winkler, et al., Neuroimage, vol. 92, pp. 381–397, 2014.

[4] D. Yu et al., Cephalalgia, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 34–42, Jan. 2013.

[5] B. Ades-Aron et al., in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 27, 2019, p. 0293.

Fig. 1 (abstract P67).

Results from voxelwise analysis of mean diffusivity (MD), axial diffusivity (AD), mean kurtosis (MK), axial kurtosis (AK) and radial kurtosis (RK) maps between controls and patients (p-value in blue-green); red represents mean FA skeleton of all subjects

P68 Neuroimaging Utilization in Telemedicine Relative to In-Person Initial Visits for Migraine and Headache at a Tertiary Headache Center: A One-Year Analysis

B. Torphy, M. Smith, B. Ranchero

Chicago Headache Center & Research Institute, Chicago, United States

Correspondence: B. Torphy

Objective:

During the past two and 1/2 years there has been a marked increase in the use of telemedicine in the treatment of migraine. The purpose of this study was to assess whether there was greater utilization of neuroimaging when initial patient visits for migraine and other headache conditions were conducted via synchronous video telemedicine compared to when such initial visits were conducted in-person.

Methods:

We performed a retrospective chart review of all initial patient visits from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022 at a tertiary headache center in the United States (U.S.). We compared the percentage of visits conducted via telemedicine which resulted in an order for neuroimaging to the percentage of visits conducted in-person which resulted in an order for neuroimaging.

Results:

A total of 398 new patient visits were conducted at the tertiary headache center, 109 (27%) of which were telemedicine, and 289 (73%) of which were in-person. Neuroimaging studies were ordered during 19.3% of visits conducted via telemedicine and during 27.3% of in-person visits.

Conclusions:

Neuroimaging studies were ordered 41.5% more frequently during in-person initial visits than during telemedicine initial visits for migraine and other headache conditions at a tertiary headache center. More research is warranted to determine if this phenomenon is due to selection bias, with more severe cases having a greater potential to be secondary headaches being seen in-person rather than via telemedicine, or if other factors are involved. More research is also needed to assess if this phenomenon is unique to tertiary headache centers or if it is also applicable to general neurology and primary care practice settings. As more specialties, inlcuding primary care, are caring for even more patients via telemedicine, a clearer understanding of the utilization of neuroimaging in this setting can have important clinical as well as economic implications.

P69 Short-lasting Unilateral Neuralgiform Headache Attacks in China: A Multicenter Study of 76 Patients

S. Zhang¹, Z. Dong¹, Y. Cao¹, H. Zhao¹, F. Yan², S. Chen³, W. Gui⁴, D. Hu⁵, H. Liu¹, H. Li¹, R. Yu⁶, D. Wei⁷, X. Wang¹, R. Wang¹, X. Chen¹, M. Zhang¹, Y. Ran¹, Z. Jia¹, X. Han¹, M. He¹, J. Liu¹, S. Yu¹

¹the First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China; ²Hospital, Medicine, Shandong, China; ³Hospital, Medicine, Hunan, China; ⁴Hospital, Medicine, Anhui, China; ⁵Hospital, Medicine, Shandong, China; ⁶Hospital, Medicine, Henan, China; ⁷Hospital, Medicine, Wuhan, China

Correspondence: S. Zhang

Background: Short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with conjunctival injection and tearing (SUNCT) and short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks with cranial autonomic symptoms (SUNA), collectively known as short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks (SUNHA), has hitherto not been studied sufficiently due to limited data, particularly in China. This study aimed to characterize and compare SUNCT and SUNA, as well as to aid in the identification of appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

Methods: Between April 2009 and December 2021, individuals visiting a tertiary headache center or seven other headache clinics in China who were diagnosed with SUNCT or SUNA were included, compared its demographics and clinical characteristics.

Results: In total, 45 individuals with SUNCT and 31 individuals with SUNA were included in the study. SUNCT had a mean onset age of 37.22 ± 14.54 years while SUNA had a mean onset age of 42.45 ± 14.72 years. Both SUNCT and SUNA had a female preponderance (M:F 1:1.14 vs 1:2.10). Headache severity was moderate or severe[m1] . Qualitative descriptions of attacks were stabbing pain (44.7%), electric shock-like pain (36.8%), shooting pain (25.0%), and slashing pain (18.4%). Two individuals had an attack duration of more than 600 sec, and two had a self-reported duration of less than 1 second. No significant variations in demographic or clinical parameters were detected between the two, except for attack areas (temporal area in SUNCT, p = 0.017; parietal area in SUNA, p = 0.002).

Conclusions: SUNCT and SUNA should be classed as a single clinical entity, however this will require more research.

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Fig. 2 (abstract P69).

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P70 Primary thunderclap headache caused by micturition: a challenging diagnosis

A. Quka¹, S. Grabova¹, A. Kuqo^1,2, J. Tana^1,2, J. Kruja^1,2

¹University Hospital Center Mother Teresa, Neurology, Tirana, Albania; ²Faculty of Medicine, University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania

Correspondence: J. Tana

Introduction: Thunderclap headache (TCH) is an hiperacute and severe headache, which needs a comprehensive differential diagnosis. Primary TCH has been reported rarely, associated to cough, sexual intercourse. We report a case of a patient otherwise healthy, with recurrent episodes of Primary TCH triggered by micturition.

Case presentation: A 55 years old woman was admitted in the ER because of episodes which fulfilled TCH clinical criteria, associated to micturition. These episodes started spontaneously, in the absence of arterial hypertension or any previous medical illness and occurred several times during the day, lasting for up to ten minutes, starting upon micturition. Her physical exam was normal. Her brain CT scan, CTA and MRA were normal. At first, she was treated with anxiolytics, antidepressants, with no improvement. Her blood lab tests were unremarkable. Normal urinary metanephrines and abdominal CTscan excluded urinary bladder pheochromocytoma. She was treated with nimodipine and her situation improved visibly since the first day after starting therapy.

Discussion: The causes of such disorder, are still not well understood, but the typical clinical history of the patient and all negative tests for other causes of TCH, including urinary bladder pheochromocytoma are the main clues to the right diagnosis and treatment. Treatment was based on similar cases in the literature.

Conclusions: Primary TCH triggered by micturition is a challenging and rare diagnosis. Nimodipine seems to be a good treatment option for this rare type of primary TCH. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P71 Suggesting a Mechanism for "Long COVID-19" Associated Headaches (Fascial Armoring as a Chronic Compartment-Like Syndrome of the Whole Body)

S. Plaut

University of Nicosia, Primary Care and Population Health, Nicosia, Cyprus

Objective: The Coronavirus pandemic has impact on our community far beyond the acute phase, Long COVID-19 is recognized as a new medical entity and resembles fibromyalgia which, likewise, lacks a clear mechanism. Headaches and myofascial pain are common manifestations of COVID-19 and its post-acute sequalae. This work suggests a theoretical model with an organic mechanical mechanism to help explain long COVID-19 headaches and the headaches of functional psychosomatic syndromes such as fibromyalgia, based on cross-disciplinary empirical studies.

Methods: Systematically searched multiple keywords in MEDLINE, EMBASE, COCHRANE, PEDro, and medRxiv, inclusion/exclusion based on title and abstract, then full-text inspection. Additional literature added on relevant side topics.

Results: 831 records included. The theory of "facial-armoring" suggests long COVID-19 and fibromyalgia-like entities may be a disease of connective-tissue driven by myofibroblast-generated-biotensegrity-tension. This mechanism may explain fibromyalgia's pain, distribution of pain, close association with primary headache disorders, decreased pressure-pain threshold, tender spots, fatigue, autonomic abnormalities, absence of clear inflammation, silent imaging investigations, and other phenomena. "Long-COVID-19" is predicted by the model to involve fascial armoring, whereby headaches may arise in part due to a disorder of myofascial tissue, at least in a subset of patients.

Conclusions: long COVID-19 and fibromyalgia-like syndromes resemble a chronic-compartment-like-syndrome-of-the-whole-body and can lead to headaches due to a network of contractile fascial myofibroblasts. Treatments focusing on lifestyle modification and non-pharmacological modalities may be more beneficial in the long term. The body and the mind are one being.

Reference: Plaut S. Scoping review and interpretation of myofascial pain/fibromyalgia syndrome: An attempt to assemble a medical puzzle. PLoS One. 2022;17(2):e0263087.

P72 Postcovid Headache after the First Wave of the Covid-19 in a Tertiary Care Headache Outpatient Clinic in Spain

C. Trevino-Peinado, M. Babiano-Nodal

Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Neurology, Madrid, Spain

Correspondence: C. Trevino-Peinado

Question

To describe the clinical characteristics of headache, that persists after acute SARS-Cov-2 infection in a sample that belongs to a tertiary outpatient clinic in Spain

Methods

This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. The study population were patients who had been diagnosed with COVID-19, either by PCR or by serology in the first wave. Demographic variables, history of previous headaches, pain characteristics, symptomatic and preventive treatment, COVID and post-COVID symptoms, and psychiatric comorbidity were collected.

Results

Twenty patients were included, 90% were women and the mean age was 48.5 years. 60% of the patients had a previous history of headache, being episodic migraine the most prevalent (35%). The accompanying symptoms that stood out during the acute phase were: anosmia/hyposmia 45% and pneumonia 45%. The pain that appeared during the postcovid headache was daily (60%) moderate (70%), bilateral (60%), frontal (30%) and oppressive (50%). The patients associated photophobia 90%, phonophobia 85%, osmophobia 35%. The most used preventive treatment was amitriptyline (55%) . Greater occipital nerve block with anesthetics was beneficial in 50% of the sample. 15% of the patients were treated with corticotherapy. The most reported post-COVID symptoms were anosmia (25%) and cognitive alterations (20%) and fatigue 20%. Four patients met clinical ICHD criteria for NDPH, and these patients had higher scores on the Hamilton anxiety scale, especially in somatic anxiety 13/28 in patients with NDPH vs 8/28 (mean of the rest of the patients). 85% of patients were responders to preventive treatment.

Conclusion: Patients who meet the NDPH criteria showed higher levels of anxiety compared to the rest of the patients. Anxiety and other psychiatric comorbidities related to the pandemic may help perpetuate the pain. Although most patients improve over time, in our sample 15% remain with persistent headache.

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P73 Clinical manifestations and impact of SARS-CoV-2 infections and vaccines in patients with migraine

E. Caronna, L. Malgarejo, I. Elosua-Bayes, A. de la Torre Suñe, A. Alpuente, M. Torres-Ferrús, P. Pozo-Rosich

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: E. Caronna

Objective: To evaluate the clinical manifestations and the impact of (1) the infection caused by different SARS-CoV-2 variants and (2) different SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with migraine.

Methods: Cross-sectional study of a cohort of patients with migraine, followed up in a Spanish Headache Unit. Through a digital questionnaire, we collected data on the characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 infection, clinical manifestations associated with vaccination against SARs-CoV-2, and their impact on migraine. We compared participants according to (1) SARs-CoV-2 variant (native strain, Alpha, Delta, Omicron) (2) type of vaccine (Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Moderna).

Results: 428 participants. COVID-19: 43.69% (187/428) had at least one infection. 83.42% (156/187) reported headache, being severe in 51.18% (81/187). The native strain and the Alpha variant were associated with a longer duration of headache compared to Delta and

Omicron (15.17, 13.11, 9.16 and 6.84 days, respectively, p=0.0003). 9% (17/187) had a reinfection, all due to Omicron, and 75% (9/12) reported headache, less intense than the one of the first infection. In 28.20% (44/156) of patients their migraine got worse since COVID-19. Vaccination: 79.43% (340/428) were vaccinated, 51.47% (175/340) reported headache. There were no differences in the proportion of patients experiencing headache between different vaccines. More severe headache was observed with AstraZeneca (p=0.0041). 21.14% (37/175) of patients reported worsening of their migraine since the vaccination.

Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccines are a frequent cause of headache in people with migraine, however reinfections (with or without previous vaccination), new variants and mRNA vaccines are associated with more benign forms. SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccines are also factors responsible for migraine worsening.

P74 Neuralgic pain after Mucormycosis infection

E. Muharremi, P. Djamandi, J. Kruja

University Hospital Center Mother Teresa, Neurology, Tirana, Albania

Correspondence: E. Muharremi

We present the case of a previously healthy 53 year old man who presented in the emergency department with drooping of the upper eyelid and difficulty seeing clearly. These symptoms started 5 days ago. The patient has diabetes type 2 and was started on steroids because he was diagnosed with COVID 2 weeks before.

On examination there was proptosis of the right eye, the pupil was not reactive to light and there was ophthalmoplegia of 3rd and 6th cranial nerves. The patient also feels paresthesias and a neuralgic pain in the V1 and V2 territory. On visual testing he can only see shadows with the right eye. The rest of the physical exam was normal.

On blood work, except for a HbA1C at 9.5 % and HSV1 IgG (+) and VZV IgG (+), other results were within the normal range. The imaging studies revealed no vascular lesions on CT angiography and brain MRI showed retroorbital inflammation on the right side, no signal restriction and the venous system appeared normal, ruling out venous sinus thrombosis.

Tissue biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of mucormycosis and treatment with Amphotericin B for 5 days followed by fluconazole. The inflammation seemed to subside, the patient still had some limitations in eye movement and the vision got better but he developed neuralgic pain that was stabbing in character in the V1 and V2 territories. We discharged the patient and started outpatient Carbamazepine therapy for a month which was unsuccessful and then switched to Pregabaline 150 mg/daily. We followed up in 3 months and then in 6 months and the patient is doing better and Pregabalin was slowly tapered. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P75 Case report: Headache and COVID-19

M. Xhelili, I. Zekja, J. Kruja, A. Rroji

University Hospital Center Mother Teresa, Neurology, Tirana, Albania

Correspondence: M. Xhelili

Introduction: Neurological complications are not rare in patients who survived COVID-19. On the other hand, ophthalmologists say that ocular manifestations should not be neglected.

Case report: We report the case of a 45- year-old male patient COVID-19 positive one month ago, without any other comorbidities, who presents in the Emergency Room in a stuporous state and bilateral midriasis after a tonic bilateral epileptic seizure. Two hours later he was lucid and oriented, without any focal neurological deficit but bilateral midriasis persisted. The patient complained severe, holocranial throbbing headache with dizziness, nausea and significant visual blurring. Ophthalmological examination reveals bilateral optic disc oedema, peripapillary hemorrhagic petechiae and venous tortuosity. Brain MRI, Angio- MRI and EEG resulted normal. The patient is treated with a high-dose of corticosteroids for three days and acetazolamide. After treatment he has no other complaints and the headache is less severe. We scheduled a follow-up with fundoscopy, after being treated with acetazolamide for 10 days.

Discussion: Headache is one of the frequent neurological symptoms associated with COVID-19. In the absence of evidence of infectious or vascular disease, pseudotumor cerebri should be considered. Several studies suggest that patients with COVID-19 have vascular retinal lesions ,including flame shaped haemorrhages, peripapillary petechie and acute retinal ischaemia.

Conclusion: Further research is needed for COVID-19 and the possible neurological or ocular complications. It is important to consider pseudotumor cerebri in a patient with severe headache after COVID-19 and to perform a fundoscopy if indicated. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P76 Amitriptyline in the preventive treatment of persistent COVID-19 related headache: 50% responder rate and response predictors in a series of 66 patients

D. García-Azorín, C. García-Ruiz, A. Echavarría-Íñiguez, Á. Sierra-Mencía, A. Recio García, Y. González-Osorio, C. García Iglesias, A. González-Celestino, Á. Planchuelo-Gómez, Á. L. Guerrero Peral

University Hospital of Valladolid, Neurology, Valladolid, Spain

Correspondence: D. García-Azorín

Background

Headache is a frequent symptom of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In most cases, it is transient, but in an 8-16% it adopts a chronic pattern. Herein we describe our experience in a real-world setting with amitriptyline (AMT) and we explore the possible response predictors.

Methods

Patients with confirmed COVID-19 that were referred due to headache were included. The 50% responder rate of AMT was determined as the proportion of patients who presented a 50% reduction in the number of headache days per month between weeks 8-12 of treatment, compared to the month prior to the AMT onset. We conducted a regression model to evaluate which variables were associated with a higher probability of response.

Results

Sixty-six patients had used AMT, 92.4% female, aged 48.11 (standard deviation (SD): 11.5) years, 34.8% with prior history of migraine and 15.2% with prior history of tension-type headache. Patients had prior history of anxiety (43.9%), depression (28.8%), sleep disorders (37.9%), and other painful conditions (27.3%).

Median time between the COVID-19 infection and the AMT use was 6.1 (inter-quartile range (IQR): 4.1-9.6) months.

The median monthly frequency of headache at the moment of AMT use was 30 (IQR: 28-30). AMT was the first preventive treatment in 80.3%.

The 50% responder rate between weeks 8-12 of AMT use was 45.5%. The variables that remained associated with a 50% responder rate in the multivariate analysis were prior history of other painful conditions (odds ratio (OR): 0.142; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.027-0.755); number of prior preventive medications (OR: 0.349; 95% CI: 0.158-0.771) and hemicranial headache (OR: 0.159; 95% CI: 0.32-0.798).

Conclusion

Amitriptyline was effective in treating patients with persistent post-covid-19 headache six months after the acute phase. Prior history of painful conditions, the number of preventive medications and hemicranial headache were associated with a lower probability of response.

P77 Effect of Covid 19 Infection on Episodic Migraine Patients in Saudi Populations and Role of Vaccination.

F. Al-Hamaid¹, H. Younis¹, M. Meshref^2,3

¹King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Neuroscience department, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; ²Al-Azhar University, Neurology, Cairo, Egypt; ³King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Neurology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence: H. Younis and M. Meshref

Background: Migraine is one of the most common medical disorders, it affects almost 1 billion patients worldwide and it is a chronic disabling disease affects women more than men. Few neurological disorders have been reported to be a possible complication of COVID 19 infection.

AIM OF THE STUDY: to evaluate and assess the effect of covid 19 infection on the episodic migraine patients and if there were any differences either the patients are vaccinated or not.

STUDY DESIGN: our study was prospective and retrospective observational study and has been done at Neuroscience department, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital (KFAFH) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. We have two group of episodic migraine patients each was 30 patients; the first group was the non-vaccinated while the second one was the vaccinated group, and we assessed all the patients and reviewed their daily headache at periods of 3 months and 6 months from COVID 19 infection which was confirmed with PCR. Also, we compared it with their last daily headache before the infection.

Results: total 11 patients (36.6%) from the non-vaccinated group developed chronic migraine after 3 months (7 females, 4 males), The vaccinated group only 5 patients (16.6 %) developed chronic migraine (3 females, 2 males) (p value 0.0014). while only 5 patients (16.6%) developed chronic migraine after 6 months (3 females, 2 males) in the non-vaccinated group while the vaccinated one only 3 patients (10 %) developed chronic migraine (2 females, 1 males) (p valuen0.0001).

Conclusion: COVID 19 infection has negative effects on the episodic migraine patients. However, the covid vaccination has a protective role against its conversion to chronic migraine.

Key Words: Episodic migraine, Chronic migraine, COVID 19 infection, COVID 19 Vaccination.

Table 1 (abstract P77). Demographic data of monitoring and unmonitoring group

Table 2 (abstract P77). Clinical data of non-vaccinated and vaccinated group

P78 Occipital neuralgia after COVID-19 vaccination: a case report

S. Malheiro, D. Costa, R. Varela

University of Porto, Neurology, Porto, Portugal

Correspondence: S. Malheiro

INTRODUCTION

Headache is the most commonly reported neurological adverse effect after COVID-19 vaccination, with mild to moderate headaches being reported in 25-52% of patients after BNT162b2. Herein, we describe the first case reported of an occipital neuralgia after BNT162b2.

CLINICAL CASE

A 39-year-old caucasian woman with no previous story of headache, was admitted to our hospital with two weeks of a bilateral paroxysmal stabbing shock-like pain beginning in the occipital zone. Six days before, she received the first dose of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, with fever reported in the first day after the administration of this vaccine. She had never experienced any kind of headaches after other vaccinations. The pain was a bilateral stabling shock-like pain, severe (intensity of 8/10), with a short duration (few seconds) and spontaneously initiated or triggered by touching or brushing the hair, appearing many times per day and, over the time, in the period between the shocks, she starts to feel a dull pain in the vertex and nuchal region, with concomitant dysesthesia in these zones. On examination, pressure over the occipital nerves revealed local tenderness and elicited a paroxysm of pain. A probable occipital neuralgia was considered, and bilateral occipital blockage had been performed in the emergency department, with significant relief of the pain. It was started gabapentin (up to 300 mg) and amitriptyline (up to 25 mg). Neuroimagiology (brain CT, brain and cervical MRI) was unremarkable. Since then, the patient has been re-evaluated in consultation, with 3-month intervals, with administration of large occipital nerve blockages, with significant improvement in shocking pain, and with progressive improvement in constant dull pain over the months.

CONCLUSION

Two cases of trigeminal neuralgia after COVID-19 vaccination had already been reported, however this is the first time that a case of occipital neuralgia after this vaccine is described. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P79 Impact of SARS-CoV2 vaccine on migraine course in patients receiving CGRP monoclonal antibodies

G. Vaghi^1,2, B. Guindani³, R. De Icco^1,2, F. Cammarota^1,2, C. Tassorelli^1,2, F. S. Robustelli Della Cuna^3,4, L. Gervasio⁴, G. Sances²

¹University of Pavia, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, Pavia, Italy; ²IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, Pavia, Italy; ³University of Pavia, Department of Drug Sciences, Pavia, Italy; ⁴IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pharmacy Service, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: G. Vaghi

Questions COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death and major sequelae related to SARS-CoV2. Despite proven safety, they present adverse events among which headache is one of the most frequently reported. We aim to evaluate vaccine impact on headache frequency in migraine patients receiving monoclonal antibodies targeting CGRP pathway (anti-CGRP mAbs)

Methods We enrolled 139 migraine patients actively treated with one of the 3 anti-CGRPmAbs currently available in Italy (erenumab, galcanezumab or fremanezumab). We collected: i) clinical and demographic data; ii) self-perceived headache changes after the 1^st and 2^nd vaccine doses (frequency, intensity and acute drug's efficacy); iii) monthly headache and migraine days (MHD and MMD), days and doses of acute drug intake in the month before(m_pre) and after(m_post) vaccine administrations through paper diaries

Results The dataset is formed by 100 migraine patients who received COVID-19 vaccine(fig. 1) during mAbs treatment (73% females, migraine history 36.7±12.2yrs). At baseline 96% of patients had a diagnosis of chronic migraine (86.5% of them also had medication overuse headache). 13% of the patients reported a subjective worsening of headache frequency and intensity. Still, headache diaries demonstrated an objective reduction in MHD, days and doses of acute drug intake after the 1^st and 2^nd vaccine doses. All parameters showed a reduction trend without reaching significance, except for MHD after the 1^stvaccine dose (MHD1^stdose m_pre 14.6±9.8;m_post13.2±9.7, p=0.01; 2^nddose m_pre14.0±10.9; m_post13.0±9.7,p=0.15)(fig. 2). No correlation was found between demographic or baseline headache features and subjective headache worsening

Conclusions In our cohort of migraine patients treated with anti-CGRPmAbs, COVID-19 vaccination did not induced any worsening in migraine characteristics. Our data suggest that mAbs treatment may prevent headache worsening frequently reported in patients with migraine exposed to COVID-19 vaccination.

Fig. 1 (abstract P79).

Type of COVID-19 vaccine administered as 1^st and 2nd dose

Fig. 2 (abstract P79).

Headache features in the month before and after the 1^st and ^2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine. MHD: monthly headache days, MMD: monthly migraine days

P80 The Regional Outreach Programme of the International Headache Society in sub-Saharian Africa: partnership with the DREAM program and results from the first survey on headache training.

D. Martinelli^1,2, C. Tassorelli^1,2, R. H. Jensen³, M. Matharu⁴, V. Tolno⁵, D. Thole⁶, G. Guidotti⁷, M. C. Marazzi^8,9, M. Leone^10,9

¹IRCCS Fondazione Mondino, Headache Science and Rehabilitation Center, Pavia, Italy; ²University of Pavia, Brain and Behavioral Science Department, Pavia, Italy; ³University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁴UCL Queen Square institute of Neurolog, headache and facial pain group, London, United Kingdom; ⁵DREAM Program, Blantyre, Malawi; ⁶DREAM Program, Balaka, Malawi; ⁷Azienda Sanitaria Locale Roma 1, Rome, Italy; ⁸Libera Università Maria SS Assunta, Rome, Italy; ⁹DREAM Program, Rome, Italy; ¹⁰IRCCS Besta Foundation, UO Neuroalgology, Milan, Italy

Correspondence: D. Martinelli

Background

Neurology is one of the least represented medical specialties in the African continent. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) neurologic care is mostly delivered by non-physician healthcare professionals (np-HCPs). Here we report the results of a survey conducted to evaluate training, needs, and knowledge about headache of a representative group of np-HCPs in Malawi.

Methods

The Regional Outreach Programme of the International Headache Society (ROPE-IHS) promotes headache education worldwide. In SSA ROPE-IHS is developing an education program in collaboration ith the Disease Relief through Excellent and Advanced Means (DREAM) program, a recognized primary care health programme that has activated healthcare facilities in 10 SSA countries. In order to customize the training program on the specific needs of local HCPs, we performed a survey among np-HCPs working in the different DREAM centres in MW. For this purpose, we created a specific questionnaire to test the level of preparation and interest on headache.

Results

Fifty-one healthcare workers (23 women) participated (median age 37 years; median duration of education 3 years): 26 were clinical officers, 6 nurses, 5 clinicians, and 14 had other roles. All respondents agreed on the importance to receive education and training on headache; 84% never attended a full headache course. Past headache courses were mainly delivered by np-HCPs.

Only 2% of headache patients are referred to doctors while the vast majority (84%) are seen by clinical officers or local healers (57 and 27%, respectively).

Conclusions

Insufficient education among healthcare providers is the main barrier to care for headache patients in SSA. A partnership between international societies and recognized local providers is a valid tool to provide bottom-up tailored education on headache at primary care level in difficult contexts as in SSA. The partnership also accomplishes the WHO Intersectoral Global Action Plan.

P81 A Case of Migrainous Infarction in a 40-Year-Old Male with a History of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection

E. Troy, S. Quigley, A. M. Ryan

Cork University Hospital, Neurology, Cork, Ireland

Correspondence: E. Troy

Objective

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is associated with a history of migraine, though this association is poorly understood. It classically affects young and middle-aged women and is rare in men.(1) SCAD patients with migraine tend to be younger at the time of SCAD. Migrainous infarction is an infrequent, but specific type of ischemic stroke developing during an attack of migraine with aura.(2) We present a case of a migrainous infarction in a man with a history of SCAD a decade earlier.

Background

A 40-year-old man developed episodes of visual aura which was associated with slurred speech and left-sided limb weakness, lasting 3-4 minutes before resolving. A second episode occurred and symptoms persisted for over an hour. A unilateral throbbing headache followed. His medical history was significant for migraine with aura and a spontaneous coronary artery dissection age 29-years. There was a family history of migraine and TIA. He Blood pressure, neurological and cardiac examinations were normal.

Results

Infectious and inflammatory markers were normal, and electrocardiogram showed normal sinus rhythm. CT brain was unremarkable. MRI Brain revealed a small area of diffusion restriction in the right parietal lobe along the postcentral sulcus consistent with an acute infarction. Carotid dopplers, echocardiogram and holter monitor were unrevealing. CT Angiogram found no evidence of vessel abnormality.

Conclusions

Migrainous infarction has not previously been described in a patient with a history of SCAD. This occurred in a male, which is also unusual as both SCAD and migraine predominately affect women. Consent to publish had been obtained.

References

1.Kok SN, Hayes SN, Cutrer FM, Raphael CE, Gulati R, Best PJM, et al. Prevalence and Clinical Factors of Migraine in Patients With Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018;7(24):e010140

2.Laurell K, Lundström E. Migrainous infarction: aspects on risk factors and therapy. Curr Pain Headache Rep. 2012;16(3):255-60

Fig. 1 (abstract P81).

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Fig. 2 (abstract P81).

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P82 Efficacy of surgical treatment in patients with trigeminal neuralgia secondary to multiple sclerosis – a prospective study of 18 cases with evaluation of outcome and complications by independent evaluators

J. Worm¹, N. Noory¹, E. A. Smilkov², T. B. Heinskou¹, A. S. S. Andersen¹, J. B. Springborg³, P. Rochat³, J. L. Frederiksen^4,5, L. Bendtsen¹, S. Maarbjerg¹

¹Danish Headache Center, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; ²Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Department of Radiology, Glostrup, Denmark; ³Rigshopitalet Blegdamsvej, Department of Neurosurgery, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁴University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁵Rigshospitalet Glostrup, Department of Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark

Correspondence: J. Worm

Background

Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are at increased risk of developing trigeminal neuralgia. Medical treatments for trigeminal neuralgia (TN) secondary to MS (MS-TN) is based on weak evidence and have low efficacy and tolerability issues. Patients are often referred to neurosurgery, but the scientific evidence regarding efficacy and complications in these patients is scarce and inconsistent. We aimed to assess outcome and complications after neurosurgical intervention for MS-TN.

Methods

Patients with MS-TN who underwent microvascular decompression (MVD), glycerol rhizolysis or balloon compression were prospectively included from 2012 to 2019. Preoperatively, we obtained clinical characteristics and performed a 3.0 Tesla MRI in all patients. Postoperative follow-up visits at 3, 6 and 12 months were conducted by independent assessors. Efficacy was assessed using a modified version of the Barrow Neurological Institute score and complications were graded into major and minor complications.

Results

We included 18 patients with MS-TN. Of seven patients treated with MVD, 5 (71%) patients had an excellent or good outcome, one (14%) patient had treatment failure and one (14 %) patient had a fatal outcome. Three (43%) patients had major complications and two (29%) patients had minor complications. Of eleven patients treated with percutaneous procedures, 6 (55%) patients had an excellent or good outcome. Major complications were seen in two (18%) patients and two (18%) patients had minor complications.

Conclusions

Our findings shows that surgical treatment with MVD in MS-TN has a higher complication rate and an outcome inferior to MVD in primary TN. Hence, we recommend the use of percutaneous procedures in MS-TN patients and MVD only in selected patients using advanced neuroimaging to maximize the probability of an excellent outcome.

Figure. Outcome (top) and complications (bottom) in primary trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and TN in multiple sclerosis (MS-TN).

Fig. 1 (abstract P82).

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P83 Acute treatment of classic, secondary and idiopathic trigeminal neuralgia in the emergency room. 43 patients series

T. Mederer, M. Borrell-Pichot, R. Sainz-Torres, G. Olmedo-Saura, A. Martinez-Viguera, R. Collet-Vidiella, J. M. Fernandez-Vidal, C. Toscano Prats, R. Belvís, N. Morollón

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: T. Mederer

OBJECTIVES

The aim is to describe the acute management of status due to neuralgia in patients with trigeminal neuralgia (TN) who come to the emergency room.

METHODS

Observational, descriptive, and retrospective study in which all visits to the emergency room due to neuralgia status of all patients with TN followed up in a tertiary hospital were collected. Neuralgia status was defined as TN flares in patients receiving specific pharmacological treatment. For each status episode, the rescue treatment received, the modifications in the basal treatment and the need for hospitalizations and its duration were collected.

RESULTS

From a sample of 231 patients diagnosed with TN, 43 presented at least one status episode: 16 patients diagnosed with idiopathic TN, 16 with classic TN and 11 with secondary TN (classified according to the ICHD3). The mean age was 44 years old, and the total number of statuses was 89.

Concerning the rescue treatment used, 40% of patients received first-step analgesia, 45% opioids, 18% corticosteroids, 11% antiepileptics and 3% gabapentinoids. Opioids seemed to be the more effective ones (75%), followed by antiepileptics (60%) and first-step analgesia (50%).

Hospitalization was required in 20% of status patients, with a mean stay of 8.1 days, during which optimization of the basal treatment was performed: the most used drugs being carbamazepine, lamotrigine, lacosamide and gabapentinoids. 8 patients underwent invasive procedures (3 microvascular decompression, 2 percutaneous surgeries, and 3 trigger-point blocks).

CONCLUSIONS

18.6% of patients presented at least one status episode. The most administered rescue drugs were first-step analgesia and opioids and the most effective ones seemed to be opioids and antiepileptics. 20% of status required hospitalization and 8 patients required invasive procedures.

P84 Oral lacosamide for the treatment of refractory trigeminal neuralgia: a retrospective analysis of 86 patients

R. Tena-Cucala¹, A. Muñoz-Vendrell^1,2, S. Campoy^1,3, J. Prat¹, S. Martinez-Yelamos^1,2, M. Huerta-Villanueva^1,3

¹Neurology Department, Headache Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge-IDIBELL, Universitat de Barcelona, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain; ²University of Barcelona, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain; ³Neurology Department, Hospital de Viladecans, Viladecans, Spain

Correspondence: R. Tena-Cucala

Introduction & Objectives

First-line treatment in trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is limited to carbamazepine (CBZ) and oxcarbazepine (OXC), but inefficacy or intolerability is frequent and valid alternatives are scarce. Lacosamide (LCM), a novel sodium channel blocker, has been proposed as an alternative option in a few case reports. Our objective is to describe a series of patients who received oral LCM after first-line treatment failure.

Methods

In this retrospective analysis, we included patients who were prescribed LCM for TN pain control and were followed at our tertiary hospital. We recorded demographic information, TN characteristics and treatment data. Primary endpoints were pain relief and adverse events. Secondary endpoints were absence of pain and time to pain worsening.

Results

86 patients were included, with a mean age of 61.9 ±15.6 years, 62.8% women. Median time since TN diagnosis was 4.44 years (range 48 years). Pain was purely paroxysmal in 66.3%. Etiology was secondary in 18.6%. 88.37% of patients had previously been treated with CBZ or OXC. Mean daily initial LCM dose was 143 ±63.32mg, and mean daily maintenance dose was 228.5 ±113.64mg. 53.49% of patients concomitantly received CBZ or OXC. Pain relief was accomplished in 74.4% of cases, with a 31.4% of adverse events (mainly dizziness in 18.6%, somnolence in 4.65% and instability in 3.48%). One patient presented a first-degree cardiac blockade. Absence of pain was reported in 33.7%. Pain worsening was recorded in 43% or patients, with a mean time of 441.26 ±478.93 days after LCM initiation.

Conclusions

LCM could be an effective and relatively safe treatment of refractory pain in TN, after first-line treatments failure. Further prospective studies are needed.

P85 Post COVID-19 Vaccine Trigeminal Neuralgia in a Patient with Melkersson-Rosenthal Syndrome

B. G. Turk¹, A. Mengi², U. Uygunoglu¹

¹Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey; ²Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine, Algology, Istanbul, Turkey

Correspondence: B. G. Turk

Introduction

Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome (MRS) is a disease characterized by recurrent peripheral facial paralysis, orofacial edema and fissured tongue triad. Cranial neuropathies have also been reported after COVID vaccines. Here, we present a 53-year-old female patient with this rare syndrome who had new-onset trigeminal neuralgia after COVID vaccination.

Case Report

53-year-old female patient presented with itchy, burning like pain over the right mandibular region of her face for ten days. Pain was occurring as 10-20 attacks per day lasting seconds. She reported that the new onset pain had started 2 days after the mRNA COVID vaccine. Concerning her medical history, she was diagnosed with MRS which had three previous episodes of peripheral facial paralysis and recurrent orofacial edema. Cranial imaging, serum and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were normal. She was diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and symptomatic treatment with gabapentin 1200 mg/day had started. She was pain-free for the past month.

Discussion

Cranial nerve involvement in MRS can be seen and the facial nerve is the most commonly involved one. Rarely, other cranial nerves may also be affected with complaints of impaired taste and hearing or trigeminal neuralgia. Cranial neuropathies have also been reported after COVID vaccines, and there are a few cases of post-vaccination trigeminal neuralgia in the current literature. The time interval between vaccination and TN in the reported cases was approximately 7-14 days. However, in our case, the onset of TN was quite rapid, and we interpreted this situation as the combination of MRS and COVID vaccine may facilitate the onset of TN. Consent to publish had been obtained.

References

1- Kaya A, Kaya SY. A case of trigeminal neuralgia developing after a COVID-19 vaccination. J Neurovirol. 2022 Feb;28(1):181-182. doi: 10.1007/s13365-021-01030-7. Epub 2021 Dec 6. PMID: 34870807; PMCID: PMC8647511.

P86 Vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia as cause of syncope due to atrio-ventricular block: one case report

O. García Pazos¹, L. Ramos Rúa¹, J. Armesto Rivas², N. Rojo Prieto², C. Tuñas Gesto¹, P. Santamaria Montero¹, R. Alonso Redondo¹, L. Álvarez Fernández¹, F. Brañas Fernández¹, C. F. Da Silva França¹, A. Doporto Fernández¹, A. Fernández Cabreira¹, M. Guijarro del Amo¹, T. Rodríguez Ares¹, M. Rodriguez Rodríguez¹, G. Vicente Peracho¹, R. Pego Reigosa¹

¹Lucus Augusti University Hospital, Neurology, Lugo, Spain; ²Lucus Augusti University Hospital, Cardiology, Lugo, Spain

Correspondence: O. García Pazos and L. Ramos Rúa

Question

Glossopharyngeal neuralgia is a rare facial pain syndrome characterized by painful paroxysms in the sensory distribution of the glossopharingeal nerve. Association with cardiac syncope is even rarer and when it happens it is termed vagoglossopharyngeal neuralgia (VN). We present a case of idiopatic VN with secondary complete atrio-ventricular (AV) block and symptomatic syncopes

Methods

A 66-year-old man with no medical history of interest, presented to Emergency department with high intensity pain in left preauricular region and behind mandibular angle. He described the pain as electrical discharges. These attacks were followed by syncopes of 20-30 seconds duration. Furthermore, during some of these episodes he presented limb shaking without tongue bite or sphincter relaxation.

Cardiac monitoring showed complete AV block followed by sinus bradycardia at 30 beats per minute and subsequent recovery of heart rate.

Between these episodes the patient was asymptomatic. His general and neurological examination was normal.

Results

He was admitted to Intensive Care Unit for monitoring and treatment with aleudrine was started. Chest radiography, echocardiogram, brain magnetic resonance imaging, computed axial tomography of the neck and electroencephalogram were performed with normal results.

Structural heart disease was ruled out. AV-block secondary to increased vagal tone due to NV was diagnosed. Treatment with aleudrine was stopped and carbamazepine was started, after which the patient had no new episodes of neuralgia or cardiac block.

He was discharged and after five months he has kept on treatment and has had no new episodes of neuralgia or syncope.

Conclusions

VN is a rare syndrome. It could be associated with syncopes due to AV-block. Pharmacological therapy is the initial step to the VN treatment, but surgery could be needed in refractory cases. Pacemarker could be required to treat AV-block in selected patients. Consent to publish had been obtained.

P87 Intravenous lidocaine infusions for trigeminal neuralgia acute exacerbations – preliminary results from a prospective study

A. L. Neves¹, M. J. Pinto¹, S. Silva², A. Gomes³, A. Costa¹, P. Abreu¹

¹Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Neurologia, Porto, Portugal; ²University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; ³Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Anestesiologia - Dor Crónica, Porto, Portugal

Correspondence: A. L. Neves

Question: Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is a chronic neuropathic pain disorder. Some patients experience severe acute exacerbations, often requiring therapeutic escalation. The efficacy of intravenous (IV) lidocaine infusions in this setting was reported in few small studies, however, there is not a uniform protocol of administration. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of IV lidocaine infusion for TN acute exacerbations based on a predefined protocol in a Chronic Pain Outpatient Clinic.

Methods: We included all adult patients admitted to our Outpatient Clinic for treatment of acute exacerbation of TN with IV lidocaine. IV lidocaine (1mg/kg) was infused over 60 minutes in each session. Vital signs were measured during and after each infusion. Pain was evaluated before initiating treatment and after the last infusion using the Numeric Pain Scale (NPS), the Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), the Pain Disability Index (PDI) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Patient scores were compared using the paired-samples t-test and Wilcoxon. P-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant.

Results: Eight patients completed 12 sessions (3/week), 5 (62.5%) female, with a mean age of 61 ± 14 years. Significant differences were found between baseline and the end of the IV lidocaine treatment in NPS (before 9 ± 5 vs after 4.13 ± 2.42, p=0.02). No significant differences were found in PCS (40.88 ± 9.08 vs 38.88 ± 6.79, p=0.41), PDI (45 ± 24 vs 30.88 ± 22.71, p=0.40) and HADS (anxiety 10.50 ± 4.24 vs 9.50 ± 3.59, p=0.51; depression 11.50 ± 2.56 vs 10 ± 4.44, p=0.26). No adverse effects were reported.

Conclusion: Patients showed improved scores in all applied scales after IV lidocaine treatment, although not statistically significant except for the NPS. In order to confirm these preliminary results we are still recruiting patients to enlarge our sample.

P88 Descriptive study of a series of patients diagnosed with secondary trigeminal neuralgia. 39 patients series.

R. Sainz-Torres, T. Mederer, M. Borrell-Pichot, A. Martinez-Viguera, G. Olmedo-Saura, R. Collet-Vidiella, J. M. Fernandez-Vidal, C. Toscano Prats, R. Belvís, N. Morollón

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: T. Mederer

Objectives

The aim of the study is to describe the most frequent etiologies and the pain qualities in a sample of patients with secondary trigeminal neuralgia (TN).

Methods

Observational, descriptive, retrospective, and single-center study that includes all secondary TN followed up for a mean of 5 years in the Headache Unit of a tertiary hospital.

Results

39 patients diagnosed with secondary TN with a mean age of 54 years were included. The main etiologies found in our sample were tumors 41% (meningioma 38%, squamous cell tumor 25%, schwannoma 25% and glioma 13%) and multiple sclerosis (MS) 41% (88% due to pontine plaques, only 8% active plaques). The remaining 18% were related to nonspecific demyelinating lesions without MS criteria, ischemic lesions, post-surgery, pachymeningitis, hemangioma, and Arnold-Chiari malformation.

Regarding the pain pattern, most of the patients suffered Burchiel type 1 neuropathic pain (77%) and the involvement of more than one branch predominated: 2 branches in 41% of the patients and three branches in 21%. The most affected branch was V3 (77%), followed by V2 (67%).

The most used drugs were carbamazepine and its derivatives (79%), with an effectiveness of 45% for more than two years, followed by gabapentinoids (67%), with an effectiveness of 11%, and lacosamide (41%), with an effectiveness of 0%. 28% of the patients underwent percutaneous surgery and 10% underwent microvascular decompression surgery.

Conclusions

The most frequent causes of secondary TN were intracranial tumors and MS. Secondary TN more often affects 2 or more trigeminal branches. The most effective drugs were carbamazepine and its derivatives.

P89 Medical Cannabis in Senior Patients: Therapeutic Effects/Side Effects. Behavioral and Imaging Correlations

M. Nicolodi¹, L. Sicuteri Di Puccio², M. S. Pinnaro³, M. Cerboneschi⁴

¹Foundation Primary Headache and Stress, Research, Florence, Italy; ²University of Padua, Neuropsychology, Padua, Italy; ³University of Florence, Science of Nutrition, Florence, Italy; ⁴University of Florence, Biology, Florence, Italy

Correspondence: M. Nicolodi

BACKGROUND

Cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 upregulation occurs in pain processing, CB2 agonists suppress neuropathic symptoms. Trigeminal neuralgia (TN), a pain syndrome of neuropathic origin, can be or become refractory to anticonvulsants. Observation concerns cannabinoids in refractory TN of senior patients.

METHOD

Drug: fixed combination 22%Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a CB1 CB2 receptor partial agonist +>1%Cannabidiol (CBD) trafficking with CB1 and CB2 receptors

THC/CBD Dose finding: 200 mg/day effective dose

Administration Route: Sublingual to circumvent gastrointestinal adaptation, hepatic first-pass metabolism and producing higher plasma concentration. Non decarboxylated form was chosen to allow entourage effect

Plan: Explanatory-Controlled partly Covered, 3-months treatment, 1-month follow-up

Participants suffered from TN refractory (less than 25% relief) to anticonvulsants. They are part of an observation regarding refractory TN. Hereinafter observation concerns Group A (23 males, 5 females; 57.3±2.2SD) receiving fixed combination THC-/CBD and Group B (20 males, 6 females; 56.9±1.9SD) re-testing carbamazepine 900mg/day. Rescue treatment: lidocaine 2% 10 ml i.v.

RESULTS

Theraputic Effects, Side effects

Pain relief THC/CBD vs Baseline and Carbamazepine treatment p<0.0001

Rescue n=13 Carbamazepine, n=1 THC/CBD

Withdrawal n=7 Carbamazepine, n=2 THC/CBD

Relapse during follow-up n=4 THC/CBD, n=8 Carbamazepine

Somnolence, Drowsiness n=9 Carbamazepine, n=11 females THC/CB first week

Memory (Randt Memory Battery) impairment n=20 Carbamazepine p< 0.5 vs baseline Retrieval amelioration: THC/CBD n=27 p>0.01 vs baseline

Cerebral fMRI changes within the temporal lobe n=3 males Carbamazepine

Sexual intercourses increase n=3 males THC/CBD

CONCLUSIONS

Outcomes suggest either effectiveness and safety of 22%THC+>1%CBD in refractory TN sufferers 50-65 years old or a role for CB1, CB2 receptors in TN. Larger casuistry is needed to guarantee efficacy

P90 Differential expression of the calcitonin receptor, CGRP and amylin in the trigeminal and dorsal root ganglia

T. Rees¹, Z. Tasma¹, C. Walker¹, D. Hay²

¹University of Auckland, School of Biological Sciences, Auckland, New Zealand; ²University of Otago, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Dunedin, New Zealand

Correspondence: T. Rees

Objective: The trigeminal ganglia (TG) and dorsal root ganglia (DRG) are anatomically important sites for pain, containing neuropeptides and receptors that modulate pain transmission. The neuropeptides, calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and amylin have been linked to migraine. They are potent agonists of the AMY1 receptor, a heterodimer of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) and RAMP1. Co-expression of the CTR and CGRP has been reported in the TG, with little or no amylin observed. In the DRG, both peptides have been reported; however, their distribution relative to the CTR is unknown. This suggests that there may be differences in the relative abundance of each peptide between these two ganglia and which peptides might signal via CTR in each location. This study aimed to determine the relative distribution of the CTR with CGRP and amylin in the DRG and compare this to the TG.

Methods: In combination with neural markers, specific antibodies against CTR, CGRP and amylin were applied to mouse, rat, and human C1/2 DRG to investigate distribution. Data were compared to our prior TG data using the same conditions.

Results: In the DRG, CGRP-like immunoreactivity (LI) and amylin-LI were present in distinct and overlapping neurons, indicating occasional co-expression of the peptides. CTR-LI was present in neurons which expressed CGRP or amylin alone, as well as neurons which expressed both peptides. Co-staining was uncommon with an A-fibre marker, NF200, indicating that CTR-LI, CGRP-LI and amylin-LI were primarily in C-fibre neurons.

Conclusions: The expression of CGRP and CTR were similar between the DRG and TG. However, unlike the TG, abundant amylin expression and co-localisation with CTR was observed in the DRG. These data suggest that distinct local agonists may activate CTR-based receptors, such as the AMY1 receptor, in C-fibre neurons in the DRG and TG. This highlights that local amylin may play a more important role in DRG-mediated pain responses than in the TG.

P91 Glibenclamide posttreatment does not inhibit levcromakalim induced headache: A randomized clinical trial

L. Kokoti, M. A. Al-Karagholi, C. A. Waldorff Nielsen, M. Ashina

Danish Headache Center, Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark

Correspondence: L. Kokoti

Objective: ATP-sensitive potassium (K_ATP) channel opener levcromakalim causes headache in humans. Whether K_ATP channel blocker glibenclamide inhibits levcromakalim-induced headache has not yet been elucidated.

Methods: In a double blind, randomized, three-arm, placebo-controlled study, 20 healthy participants were assigned to receive 20 mL of levcromakalim (0.05 mg/min (50 mg/mL) or placebo (saline) intravenously over 20 minutes followed by oral administration of 10 mg glibenclamide or placebo. The primary endpoint was the difference in incidence of headache (0–12 hours) between glibenclamide and placebo.

Results: Fifteen participants completed all three study days. More participants developed headache on levcromakalim-placebo day (15/15, 100%) and levcromakalim-glibenclamide day (13/15, 86%) compared to placebo-placebo day (7/15, 46%) (P < 0.05). We found no difference in headache incidence between levcromakalim-placebo day and levcromakalim-glibenclamide day (P > 0.05). The AUC_0-12h for headache intensity was significantly larger in levcromakalim-placebo day and levcromakalim-glibenclamide day compared to placebo-placebo day (106.3± 215.8) (P < 0.01). There was no difference in the AUC_0-12h for headache intensity between the levcromakalim-placebo (494 ± 336.6) day and the levcromakalim-glibenclamide day (417 ± 371.6) (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: Non-specific K_ATP channel inhibitor glibenclamide did not attenuate levcromakalim-induced headache in healthy volunteers. Future studies should clarify the involvement of the distinct isoforms of sulfonylurea receptor subunits of K_ATP channels in the pathogenesis of headache and migraine.

P92 Monthly occipital nerve blocks in chronic tension-type headache – a tertiary centre results

B. Martins, A. Fernandes, M. Pinto, A. Costa

Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João, Neurology, Porto, Portugal

Correspondence: B. Martins

Question: Peripheral nerve blocks are used in the acute and preventive treatment of primary headaches. Few studies have studied its effectiveness in tension-type headache (TTH), with contradictory results.

Methods: Observational study of patients followed in a headache-intervention consultation of a tertiary hospital (01/2021-04/2022), submitted to monthly greater and lesser occipital nerve blocks (GON, LON) with lidocaine 2% (2.5mL GON, 1.0mL LON).

Results: Peripheral nerve blocks were performed in 75 patients, median of 46 years (P25=36.0, P75=57.0), 63 (84.0%) were female. The most prevalent type of headache was migraine (38.7%), followed by cTTH (20.0%). Of the patients with cTTH (n=15), 13 (86.7%) were female and 10 (66.7%) were older than 50 years-old. Five (33.3%) had concomitant medication-overuse headache. Twelve patients (80.0%) were receiving concomitant prophylactic treatment. In 33.3% the block was performed due to refractory course, and in 33.3% due to treatment intolerance. Overall, in this group, there was a decrease in the number of headache days with treatment [p<.001; 23.9 (sd 8.6) pre-treatment vs. 10.0 (sd 11.1) post-one treatment]; only 4 (14.8%) had no response. An interaction with age (≤50/>50) (p=.001) was observed, with a higher reduction in headache frequency in patients >50y (Mprevious=22.7±9.1; Mpost-blockade=8.1±9.5), compared to ≤50y (Mprior=15.4±10.0; Mpost-block=9.2±9.6). There was an interaction with follow-up time (0-6/7-24/>24) (p=.029), with a greater reduction in frequency in the group with a follow-up time of up to 6months.

Conclusions: Patients with cTTH had a good response to monthly occipital nerve blocks. Treatment responsiveness seemed to be better in older patients and those that started this intervention earlier.

P93 Recording pre-ictal migraine changes in cortical responsivity using EEG in a patient's home environment

T. van den Hoek¹, B. van der Arend¹, E. Tolner², M. van de Ruit³, A. van den Maagdenberg², G. Terwindt¹

¹Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ²Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics & Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ³Delft University of Technology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Delft, Netherlands

Correspondence: T. van den Hoek

Brain excitability appears a critical biosignature of migraine leading up to attacks that can help to monitor a participant's susceptibility to develop an attack. We have shown – in our clinical EEG laboratory – that differences in cortical responsivity (as measure of brain excitability) in relation to the initiation of a migraine attack can be identified using longitudinal measurements of electroencephalographic (EEG)¹ responses to flashing light, using the 'Chirp' paradigm² (fig. 1c). For the current study we have moved out of the lab to the patient's home environment.

We will record EEG changes toward the (pre-)ictal phase of individual attacks using visual evoked potential EEG (VEP-EEG) (fig. 1a). Participants fill out our validated headache E-Diary, providing daily information about headache, medication use and menstrual bleeding.^3,4 Recordings will start six days prior to an expected (menstrual) migraine attack. In the majority of cases 3-7 days of daily sessions (~30 min each) will be performed, but if needed recordings will be extended until an attack occurs. VEP-EEGs will be measured using a mobile EEG-system and flashing lights presented by LED goggles (fig. 1b).¹ The flash light sequences consist of a short pulse-train over a broad frequency range of 10-40 Hz ('chirp' stimulation).²

We have successfully set up a home-based neuromonitoring system that will help us understand brain excitability changes in a patient's home environment by capturing daily fluctuations as possible early warning signs of upcoming migraine attacks.

We have set up a neuromonitoring system to perform home-based VEP-EEG measurements in a large group of migraine patients. For the future, picking up early changes in EEG signals in relation to attacks may form the basis for guiding early interventions and monitoring treatment effects.

• 1. Perenboom et al. 2020 Cephalalgia

• 2. Gantenbein et al. 2014 Cephalalgia

• 3. van Casteren et al. 2021 Cephalalgia

• 4. van Casteren et al. 2021 Neurology

Fig. 1 (abstract P93).

A Study design 1B. Suitcase for mobile EEG equipment for recordings at patient’s home containing: 1) EEG device 2) LED goggles 3) Triggerbox 4) Headcaps in different sizes 5) Power supply. 1C. Unpublished data of migraine patient that underwent our longitudinal study design to assess cortical EEG responses to visual ‘chirp’ stimulation (i.e. short 10-40 Hz pulse train of light flashes), during different phases of the migraine attack. VEP-EEG analyses reveal a visible difference in the harmonic frequency responses between the 1^st recording (interictal) and the 4^th recording (pre-ictal), after which a migraine attack occured within 24 hours

P94 Vestibular signs in experimentally induced migraine attacks: a post-hoc, exploratory analysis

M. Corrado¹, F. Bighiani¹, C. Demartini¹, R. Greco¹, A. Zanaboni¹, V. Grillo¹, G. Sances¹, M. Allena¹, C. Tassorelli¹, R. De Icco¹

¹IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Headache science and Neurorehabilitation Center, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: M. Corrado

Question: Vestibular migraine (VM) as defined in ICHD-3 represents one of the most common vestibular syndromes, although its pathophysiology is not fully understood. The acute phase of VM is characterized by transitory oculo-vestibular signs (OVSs) that usually disappear outside of the VM attack. The difficulty to study spontaneous migraine attacks led to inconsistent results, and we believe that the adoption of human migraine models can help overcome this issue.

Methods: In this post-hoc analysis, we investigated the incidence of OVSs during experimentally induced migraine attacks in 24 episodic migraine patients without VM and 19 healthy controls exposed to sublingual nitroglycerin (NTG 0.9 mg). A comprehensive oculo-vestibular examination was performed at baseline, at migraine-like onset and before hospital discharge (180 minutes after NTG).

Results: Sixteen out of the 24 migraine patients developed a migraine-like attack (66.7%). Three of them (12.5%) developed OVSs during the migraine-like attack. In line with previous literature, we described a combination of central (down-beating nystagmus) and peripheral (bilateral deficit of vestibulo-ocular reflex) vestibular signs. Noteworthy, no patients with a negative induction test developed OVSs. No OVSs were detected in healthy subjects at any timepoints. Noteworthy, no subjects complained of vestibular symptoms throughout the study procedures.

Conclusions: Human migraine models may indeed be appropriate tools to evaluate the vestibular dysfunction in migraine and in VM under well-controlled experimental conditions. The present findings represent a starting point to design future ad-hoc and well-powered studies to deepen our knowledge on this topic.

P95 NMDA, AMPA, Kainate Receptors in Medication Overuse Headache - Focus on Correlations of the Therapy with the HPA-Axis and Pineal Gland Activities

M. Nicolodi¹, M. S. Pinnaro², L. Sicuteri Di Puccio³

¹Foundation Primary Headache and Stress, Research, Florence, Italy; ²University of Florence, Science of Nutrition, Florence, Italy; ³University of Padua, Neuropsychology, Padua, Italy

Correspondence: M. Nicolodi

BACKGROUND Observation examined effects of dextromethorphan, a manageable N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist involved with AMPA and kainate receptors trafficking, for medication overuse headache (MOH) and correlations of its effect with variables of patients. In 2006 we wrongly indicated the drug ineffectiveness. It was due to treatment shortness. The drug was shown needing a longer time for sensory remapping.

METHOD Participants 576 MOH. Presented data regard 378 (34.6±7.9SD 284 females) divided in 2 matched groups.

Procedure: dextromethorphan 1.5 mg/kg/PO vs amitriptyline 1 mg/kg day/PO, 2 months treatment-period. Baseline evaluation of: Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), cortisol, L-citrulline co-product in nitric oxide synthesis, microbiome, methylation, patterns, pineal gland volume (MRI), melatonin, psychometric tests.

RESULTS

Dextromethorphan Therapeutic and Side Effects

Drop-out n= 1

Effect decrease pain severity (87%), hrs./pain (72%) p>0.0001 vs amitriptyline (42%, 39% respectively)

Less than 35% benefit

Post-traumatic stress disorder n= 9 females,2 males

Opioids abusers n=25 females

Absolute Refractoriness n=2 females surgically treated pyneocitoma

Side effects

Drowsiness n=135 first week

Dextromethorphan: Therapeutic Effect Correlations

Positive

Cortisol abnormal pattern and high values p< 0.02

or low values p <0.01

ACTH abnormal pattern and value p>0.02

L-citrulline high p>0.009

Sleep rhythm alteration p<0.009

Depression Hamilton D p>0.01

Anxiety Hamilton A p<0.05

Microbiome disturbances p<0.001

Melatonin abnormalities p<0.02

Pineal dimensions RMN p<0.05

No/Poor

Methylation patterns NS

Social stress test TSST p<0.6

CONCLUSION

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis function and pineal gland may play role in MOH mechanism and in dextromethorphan effectiveness

P96 Elucidating the relationship between brain structure and migraine risk using genetic data

B. L. Mitchell¹, S. Díaz-Torres¹, S. Bivol¹, G. Cuéllar-Partida², Z. F. Gerring¹, N. G. Martin¹, S. E. Medland¹, K. L. Grasby¹, D. Nyholt³, M. E. Renteria¹

¹QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Mental Health and Neuroscience Program, Brisbane, Australia; ²The University of Queensland, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia; ³Queensland University of Technology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Centre for Genomics and Personalised Health, Brisbane, Australia

Correspondence: M. E. Renteria

Migraine risk is associated with both genetic and brain morphometry differences. Yet, the relationship between migraine, brain morphometry and genetics has not been studied concurrently. Here we have used summary statistics from the largest available genome-wide association studies to examine the genetic overlap between migraine and brain volumes (i.e., intracranial volume and regional volumes of nine subcortical brain structures). We further focused on identifying and annotating genomic regions with a shared aetiology between brain imaging measures and migraine risk. Finally, we examined whether the size of any of the examined brain regions was causally associated with an increase in migraine risk using a Mendelian randomisation approach.

At the genome-wide level, we observed a significant negative genetic correlation between migraine risk and intracranial volume (rG = -0.11, p = 1x10-3) but not with any subcortical region. However, at the regional level, we identified jointly associated genomic loci shared between migraine and every brain structure. Gene enrichment in these shared genomic regions suggested possible links with neuronal signalling and vascular regulation. Finally, we provide evidence of a possible causal relationship between smaller total brain, hippocampal and ventral diencephalon volume, and increased migraine risk as well as a causal relationship between increased risk of migraine and a larger volume of the Amygdala.

In summary, we leveraged the power of large genome-wide association studies to show evidence of shared genetic pathways that jointly influence migraine risk and several brain structures, suggesting that altered brain morphometry in individuals with high migraine risk may be genetically mediated. Further interrogation of these results showed support for the neurovascular hypothesis of migraine etiology and shed light on potentially viable therapeutic targets.

P97 Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome and polymorphisms of thrombophilia genes

S. Zamanian

Social security organization, Mashhad, Iran

Background and aims:

(RCVS)characterized by the acute intense headache, focal and/or universal cerebral symptoms, epileptic paroxysms,accompanied by reversible segmental multifocal cerebral vasospasm, which disappears in three months.Aim of our study was to identify gene polymorphisms predisposing to hereditarv thrombophilia in REVS patients

Methods: 24 patients (age 38+11 years) with RCVS were examined: 19 women (79.1%) aged 38.0+11.4 years,5 men (20.8%) aged 38.2+11.3 years. There didn't find significant gender difference in age. Investigation included routine clinica and neurological examination,neurolayme research methods (brain MRI on 1.5T or 3T, MR arterio-graphy) and molecular genetic study of polymorphisms predisposing to thrombophilia: G20210A of prothrombin gene, C677T methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene, 675 4G/5G gene of endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor (PA1-1, SERPINE1), 455 G/A gene of the beta-polypeptide chain of fioninogen

Results: Polymorphism G20210A in the prothrombin gene was not detected in the examined patients. Heterozygous carriage in the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene was observed in 10 patients - in nine women and one man (43.5%), homozygous-in two women (8.3%). Polymorphism of the endothelial plasminogen activator inhibitor gene was detected in 16 patients (12 women and four men) in the heterozygous state (66.7%) and in three - in the homozygous

state (12.5%). Polymorphism 455 G/A was detected in heterozygous state in six patients (25%): five women and one man and in homozygous state in four patients 16.7%- two women and two men

Conclusion: The role of the revealed changes in the development of the complicated course of CVS requires further study.

Fig. 1 (abstract P97).

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P98 A system-wide retrospective cohort analysis toward an epidemiology of persistent post-concussive symptoms

P. Brown^1,2, D. Ali², S. Olet³, J. Posas III²

¹The University of Queensland - Ochsner School of Medicine, Brisbane, Australia; ²Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research, Neurology, New Orleans, LA, United States; ³Ochsner Xavier Institute for Health Equity and Research, New Orleans, LA, United States

Correspondence: P. Brown

Question

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS; traditionally termed post-concussion syndrome, or PCS), associated risk factors (demographics, clinical presentation, premorbidity, and geographical location), and to determine the risk of developing psychiatric or nonpsychiatric disorders following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).

Methods

A state-wide, Ochsner Health (OH) hospital data collection was conducted between 2010 and 2020 to identify patients diagnosed with mTBI– based on "ICD-10 criteria" as stated by the electronic medical record. The results of this study indicate there is a significant association between patient characteristics and the development of PPCS.

Results

1481 (13.9%) patients developed PPCS following mTBI. Patient demographics including race and ethnicity demonstrated significant associations with PPCS (p<0.0001; p=0.0001). The presence of somatic, emotional, and cognitive symptoms following mTBI all demonstrated significant associations to the development of PPCS (p<0.0001). Somatic symptoms following mTBI was the single most influential factor identified towards the development of PPCS (OR 26.64, 95% CI [22.03-29.84], p<0.0001). Geographic location also demonstrated significant associations, with isolated communities at almost four times the likelihood of developing PPCS compared to urban communities (OR 3.72, 95% CI [1.97-7.01], p<0.0001). Lastly, our study showed an increased probability of psychiatric and non-psychiatric disorders when developed in congruence with PPCS (p<0.0001).

Conclusion

Prior to this research, no study to our knowledge has applied most recent consensus guidelines to prevalence studies of PPCS, nor to identifying demographic, neuropsychiatric risk and prognostic factors. Our findings provide the most up to date evidence of the association between patient characteristics and the development of persistent post-concussion symptoms.

Fig. 1 (abstract P98).

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Fig. 2 (abstract P98).

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P99 Painful trigeminal neuropathy. A series of 30 cases

M. Borrell-Pichot, T. Mederer-Fernandez, R. Sainz-Torres, J. M. Fernandez-Vidal, C. Toscano-Prat, R. Collet-Vidiella, A. Martinez-Viguera, G. Olmedo-Saura, R. Belvís, N. Morollón

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: M. Borrell-Pichot and T. Mederer-Fernandez

QUESTION

Painful Trigeminal Neuropathy (PTN) is an entity which affects the trigeminal nerve axonally and has not yet been well studied. We present our series of the last five years.

METHODS

Observational, descriptive and retrospective study from a database consisting of patients with trigeminal pain followed up in a tertiary hospital for the last five years. We include patients with PTN (ICHD3 criteria: code 13.1.2). We analyzed epidemiological, etiological, clinical and therapeutic variables.

RESULTS

We found 30 patients with PTN (4%) out of 262 patients with trigeminal pain (classic TN: 33%, secondary: 15%, idiopathic: 40%). Women: 67%, mean age of debut: 61.1y [21-92] with an evolution of 3.6y and mean follow-up of 18 months.

Symptoms: right side 48%, left side 31%, bilateral 21%. Affected branches: V1 31%, V2 17%, V3 7%, V1+V2 21%, V2+V3 14%, V1+V2+V3 10%. Burchiel type 2: 94%, Burchiel type 1+2: 7%.

Causes: post-herpetic 28%, post-surgery 24%, post-traumatic 10%, oral infection 3%, idiopathic 34%.

Need for therapy: 90%. Most frequently used drug at start: PGB 38%, GBP 35%, others 27%. Average number of therapies: 2. Monotherapy efficacy: 73%; Polytherapy: 27%. Most effective drug: GBP 30.7% (mean dose: 1212mg/d); CBZ/OXC/ESLI 23%; PGB 19%; AMT 19%; transdermal lidocaine 15%; Duloxetine 8%, LCS 8%, anaesthetic blockade of affected branch 8%.

Most frequent associations: post-herpetic + V1: 100%. Response to transdermal lidocaine in herpetic causes: 50%. Bilateral involvement + idiopathic cause: 100%.

CONCLUSIONS

PTN is an infrequent entity in trigeminal pain (4%) and it is clinically and etiologically heterogeneous. Bilateral affection is associated with an idiopathic cause, and herpetic causes always affect V1. The most effective drug was gabapentin and 50% of post-herpetic cases showed a good response to transdermal lidocaine.

P100 Pressure Pain Threshold over Neural Structures in Patients with Acute Whiplash Associated Disorders with and without Headache: A Case-Control Study

E. Anarte-Lazo¹, C. Bernal-Utrera¹, D. Falla², C. Rodriguez-Blanco¹

¹University of Seville, Department of Physiotherapy, Seville, Spain; ²University of Birmingham, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Correspondence: E. Anarte-Lazo

Objective: To evaluate whether there are differences in pressure pain thresholds (PPT) over neural structures in the cranio-cervical region and upper limbs between patients who present with headache and those who do not shortly after a whiplash injury

Methods: A case-control study was conducted from September 2020 to February 2021 in a Traumatology Clinic in Madrid, Spain. PPT (N/cm2) were evaluated with an algometer twice over the median, ulnar, radial, supra-orbitaire and greater occipital nerves bilaterally. The evaluator was blinded to the group allocation.

Results: Among 49 consecutive patients who were assessed, 41 eligible patients were included in this study, 22 and 19 with and without headache, respectively.

Baseline differences between groups were found in relation to sex; there were more women in the group with headache (73.7% vs 50% in the non-headache group). No baseline differences were found in age, height, weight and days from the accident to the evaluation. When compared to the non-headache group, significantly lower PPT (mean ± SD; p-value) were found in the headache group for left (20,92±7,4; p=0,031) and right (20.90±8,5; p=0,028) radial nerves, right ulnar nerve (16.64±5,52; p=0,016) left (8.47±2,62; p=0,008) and right (8.79±3,15; p=0,008) supra-orbitaire nerves and left (8.79±3,10; p<0,001) and right (8.64±2,83; p<o,001) greater occipital nerves.

Conclusion:

People who present with headache soon after a whiplash injury show lower PPT over neural structures when compared to those patients who did not develop headache. These findings suggest the presence of greater sensitization in those who develop headache following a whiplash trauma.

P101 Post-traumatic headache, a narrative review and a report of the latest therapeutic and management guideline (EHF abstract)

M. Babaei, M. Togha

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Headache Department, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence: M. Babaei

Post traumatic headache (PTH) is referred to any newly developed or worsened previously existing headache, occurring within 7 days after trauma or regaining consciousness post-trauma. Headaches resolving within 3 months after onset are called acute and persisting beyond 3 months are called persistent.

A prevalence of 33-92% has been reported for PTH. Considering the significant increase in the amount of traumatic injuries, PTH as the most prevalent sequel of trauma is also believed to rapidly increase. Interestingly, there is no dose-response relationship between the injury and headache severity. PTH mostly resembles migraine, tension type, and cervicogenic headaches as well as trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias.

PTH has a benign course with complete symptom resolution. It usually resolves within 3-6 months after its onset, though it might persist for one year or even longer. In a minority of patients headache have a prolong course and sometimes resistant to different treatment modalities.

Risk factors for PTH include age, sex, headache at emergency department at first admission, psychological disorders and medications, substance abuse, history of pre-injury headaches, history of physical or sexual abuse, low educational achievements, medication overuse and associated factors including dizziness, fatigue, decreased concentration, psychomotor slowing, memory problems, insomnia, anxiety, personality changes are addressed for PTH.

Pathophysiology of PTH is mainly related to inflammatory markers increasing in CNS after trauma and increased permeability of blood brain barrier to immune agents and pathogens.

Work up includes comprehensive patient evaluation and tests to rule out serious conditions. Medication usually begins with analgesics and NSAIDs with management of comorbidities and psychological support. If the pain didn"t get resolved, further pharmacologic medication will be prescribed according to the therapeutic management of the nearest headache phenotype.

P102 Differences on the Flexion-Rotation Test in Patients ith Acute Whiplash Associated Disorders with and without Headache: A Case-Control Study

E. Anarte-Lazo¹, C. Bernal-Utrera¹, D. Falla², C. Rodriguez-Blanco¹

¹University of Seville, Department of Physiotherapy, Seville, Spain; ²University of Birmingham, School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Correspondence: E. Anarte-Lazo

Objective: To assess if subjects who develop headache shortly after a whiplash injury show less range of motion on the flexion-rotation test (FRT) than those who do not develop headache

Methods: A case-control study was conducted on patients between 18-65 years old diagnosed with whiplash associated disorders (WAD) grade II according to the Quebec Task Force. Patients were excluded if they had previous headache prior to the whiplash injury, were evaluated more than 30 days after the whiplash injury and/or who had a serious disease or congenital condition. Range of motion (°) on the FRT was evaluated bilaterally in consecutively recruited patients. The evaluator was blinded to the headache status.

Results: 41 patients were included in this study, 22 and 19 with and without headache, respectively. Baseline differences between groups were found only in relation to sex; there were more women in the group with headache (73.7% vs 50% in the non-headache group). Statistical analysis revealed that range of motion (°) on the FRT was significantly reduced in patients with headache on both the left (mean±SD: 28,98±7,76 vs 35,29±4,92; p=0,002) and right side (29,73±7,7 vs 36,84±4,05; p<0,001) when compared to the non-headache group.

Conclusion:

A decreased range of motion was observed on the FRT in patients who have developed headache shortly after a whiplash injury when compared to those patients who did not develop headache. These findings suggest that the upper cervical structures may be involved in the presence of headache in patients with acute WAD.

P103 Atogepant for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine: results from the PROGRESS phase 3 trial

P. Pozo-Rosich¹, J. Ailani², M. Ashina³, P. Goadsby⁴, R. Lipton⁵, U. Reuter⁶, H. Guo⁷, B. Schwefel⁷, R. Boinpally⁷, E. McCusker⁷, S. Yun Yu⁷, M. Finnegan⁷, J. Trugman⁷

¹Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ²Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Georgetown Headache Center, Washington, DC, United States; ³University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁴NIHR-Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility, King's College London; University of California, London; Los Angeles, United Kingdom; ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ⁶Department of Neurology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin; Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Berlin, Germany; ⁷AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States

Correspondence: P. Pozo-Rosich

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of atogepant, an oral CGRP receptor antagonist, for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM).

Methods: PROGRESS (NCT03855137) was a 12-week phase 3 trial in adults with CM, randomized 1:1:1 to atogepant (30mg twice daily [BID], 60mg once daily [QD]) or placebo. Primary efficacy endpoint was change from baseline in mean monthly migraine days (MMDs) over 12 weeks. A key secondary endpoint was proportion of participants with ≥50% reduction in 3-month average of MMDs.

Results: Of 778 participants (89.2% completed double-blind treatment period), 773 were in safety population (average age=42.1 years; average BMI=25.5 kg/m2; 87.6% female; 59.4% White; 36.4% Asian), and 755 in modified intent-to-treat (mITT) population. Baseline mean MMDs (mITT population) were 18.6 – 19.2 across groups. Mean change from baseline over 12 weeks was −7.5 days for atogepant 30mg BID, −6.9 for atogepant 60mg QD, and -5.1 for placebo (atogepant 30mg BID vs. placebo, p<0.0001, atogepant 60mg QD vs. placebo, p=0.0009). Reduction of ≥50% in 3-month average of MMDs was achieved by 42.7% of participants in the atogepant 30mg BID group, 41.0% in the atogepant 60mg QD group and 26.0% in the placebo group (30mg BID vs. placebo, p=0.0003, 60mg QD vs. placebo, p=0.0009). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported by 56.4% (atogepant 30mg BID), 63.2% (atogepant 60mg QD) and 49.4% (placebo) of participants. Most frequent TEAEs (≥5% any group): constipation (10.9% atogepant 30mg BID, 10.0% atogepant 60mg QD, 3.1% placebo); nausea (7.8% atogepant 30mg BID, 9.6% atogepant 60mg QD, 3.5% placebo). Serious TEAEs were reported by 1.6% (atogepant 30mg BID), 2.7% (atogepant 60mg QD) and 1.2% (placebo) of participants; none treatment-related.

Conclusion: Atogepant showed significant reductions in MMDs in participants with CM and was safe and generally well-tolerated.

P104 A Phase 2/3 Open-label, Long-term, Safety Trial of Zavegepant 10 mg Nasal Spray for the Acute Treatment of Migraine

R. Croop¹, J. Madonia¹, J. Hould¹, L. Mosher¹, M. Lovegren¹, V. Coric¹, R. Lipton²

¹Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States; ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States

Correspondence: R. Croop

Objective

Evaluate the safety of zavegepant 10 mg nasal spray, the only small molecule CGRP receptor antagonist (gepant) for intranasal administration in late-stage development for the acute treatment of migraine.

Methods

This was a Phase 2/3, 1-year open-label safety study (NCT04408794) of zavegepant nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine. Adults aged ≥18 years with a history of 2 to 8 moderate-severe monthly migraine attacks were eligible. Use of another gepant was prohibited. Subjects self-administered 1 dose of zavegepant 10 mg nasal spray per calendar day as needed to treat migraine attacks of any severity, up to 8 times per month, for 52 weeks. Months were defined as 4-week intervals. Safety assessments included adverse events (AEs), vital signs, ECG, nasal inspection, and clinical laboratory tests. Subjects who took ≥1 dose of zavegepant were included in the analysis.

Results

Of 608 subjects who entered the long-term treatment phase, 603 were treated with zavegepant 10 mg nasal spray. At baseline, the mean (SD) number of attacks per month was 5.0 (1.89), and 18.1% of treated subjects used preventive migraine medication. Treatment-emergent AEs reported in ≥ 5% of subjects (Figure) were dysgeusia (39.1%); nasal discomfort (10.3%); COVID-19 (7.5%); nausea (6.1%); nasal congestion and throat irritation (5.5% each); and back pain (5.3%). In total, 6.8% of subjects discontinued due to AEs; 1.5% discontinued due to dysgeusia. The majority of AEs (96.4%) were mild to moderate. Of the 7 serious AEs reported, none was considered related to treatment by the investigators. Aminotransferases >3x the upper limit of normal (ULN) occurred in 2.6% of subjects, none of whom had concurrent elevations in bilirubin >2x ULN. Subjects used a mean (SD) of 3.1 (1.6) zavegepant doses per month.

Conclusion

Favorable safety and tolerability profiles were observed with 1 year of open-label zavegepant 10 mg nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine.

Fig. 1 (abstract P104).

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P105 Sustained Response to Atogepant in Individuals with Episodic Migraine: Post Hoc Analyses of 12- and 52-Week Phase 3 Trials

R. Lipton¹, S. Nahas², P. Pozo-Rosich³, T. Bilchik⁴, P. McAllister⁵, M. Finnegan⁶, J. Ma⁶, T. Chalermpalanupap⁶, B. Dabruzzo⁶, D. Dodick⁷

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ³Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Yale School of Medicine, Nerw Haven, CT, United States; ⁵New England Institute for Neurology & Headache, Stamford, CT, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁷Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States

Correspondence: R. Lipton

Objective:To evaluate proportion of participants who sustained initial responses of ≥50%, ≥75%, or 100% reduction in mean monthly migraine days (MMDs) over 12 and 52-weeks of atogepant treatment for episodic migraine.

Methods:Post-hoc analyses of 2 phase 3 trials: ADVANCE (NCT03777059), 12-week placebo-controlled trial of atogepant (10, 30, 60mg); and a separate 52-week open-label, long-term safety (LTS) trial (NCT03700320) of 60mg atogepant. Participants had initial response if they achieved ≥50% reduction from baseline in MMDs in month 1 (4 weeks) for ADVANCE or quarter 1 (3-month average) for the LTS trial. Participants achieving initial response were categorized by response threshold (≥50%, ≥75%, 100%). Proportion of participants sustaining the same initial response or ≥50% through each subsequent month, or quarter, was calculated.

Results:In ADVANCE (Table 1), 70.8–81.1% of participants who achieved a response of ≥50% in MMDs in month 1 sustained their response (ie, a ≥50% response in month 2 and 3) throughout the treatment period. Between 47.3–61.9% of those who were ≥75% responders in month 1 sustained their response, while 79.2–86.9% maintained ≥50% response in month 2 and 3. Of participants achieving initial 100% treatment response, 34.8–41.7% remained migraine-free over 3 months (86.4–95.0% sustained responses of ≥50%, and 66.7–69.6% sustained responses of ≥75%). During the LTS trial (Table 2), 84.7%, 72.6%, and 42.2% of participants who achieved an initial response of ≥50%, ≥75%, or 100% in quarter 1, sustained these responses through quarter 2, 3, and 4. Of those who were initial ≥75% and 100% responders, >90% maintained ≥50% response in each subsequent quarter. Few participants with initial response were non-responders (<25% reduction in MMD) at the end of ADVANCE or LTS trials.

Conclusion:Findings demonstrate the majority of participants who achieved initial atogepant treatment response sustained it with continued treatment over a 52-week period.

Table 1 (abstract P105). Proportion of Participants in ADVANCE with an Initial Response ≥50%, ≥75% or 100% Reduction in MMD with Sustained Response through to Month 3

Table 2 (abstract P105). Proportion of Participants in the long-term safety trial with an Initial Response of ≥50%, ≥75% or 100% Reduction in MMD with Sustained Response through to Q4

P106 Post-hoc Analysis Evaluating Safety of Atogepant in ADVANCE & Open-Label Extension Participants with Cardiovascular Risk Factors

A. Blumenfeld¹, J. Pavlovic², A. Harriott³, P. Best⁴, T. Montheith⁵, R. De Abreu Ferreira⁶, J. Ma⁶, J. Smith⁶, B. Dabruzzo⁶, S. Nahas⁷

¹Headache Center of Southern California, Carlsbad, CA, United States; ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States; ⁵University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁷Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Correspondence: A. Blumenfeld

Objective: ADVANCE (NCT03777059) was a phase 3, 12-week trial in episodic migraine participants. ADVANCE trial completers were eligible to roll over into a 40-week, open-label, extension trial (309-OLEX, NCT03939312). The objective was to evaluate safety of atogepant in participants with cardiovascular risk factors (CV-RFs) from ADVANCE and 309-OLEX.

Methods: Post-hoc analysis of participants receiving placebo or 60mg atogepant from ADVANCE and 309-OLEX trials were evaluated for CV-RFs: age [men ≥45 years; women ≥55 years], BMI ≥25 kg/m2, cardiovascular disease (CVD) [including history of myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischemic attack], diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, sleep apnea, smoking; or taking concomitant medications for CVD, diabetes, or hypertension. (Goff et al. Circulation 2014;129:S49–S73) Participants were stratified into 3 groups: 0, 1, or ≥2 CV-RFs.

Results: Percentage of participants with 0, 1 or ≥2 CV-RFs were similar across treatment arms and trials (Table 1); 87% of ADVANCE and 88% of 309-OLEX participants treated with atogepant had at least 1 CV-RF. Most common CV-RFs in both trials included BMI ≥25 kg/m2 (73.9-74.1%), hypertension (35.6-38.6%) and dyslipidemia (36.9-37.9%). CV treatment-emergent adverse events (CV-TEAEs) were infrequent (<5%, Table 1). Treatment-related CV-TEAEs included atrioventricular block in 1 placebo participant (0.4%), and palpitations in 2 atogepant participants (one in each trial [0.1%-0.5%]). No CV serious adverse events (CV-SAEs) were observed in either trial (Table 1). Treatment emergent hypertension events were reported in 0.4% of atogepant participants and 0.5% of placebo participants in the ADVANCE trial, and in 1.6% of the 309-OLEX trial participants.

Conclusions: Participants with baseline CV-RFs were well represented in ADVANCE and 309-OLEX. Low incidence of CV-TEAEs were noted. These data provide evidence supporting the safety profile of atogepant, specifically in those with CV-RFs.

Table 1 (abstract 106). See text for description.

P107 Cut-off value for Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia in migraine patients

G. A. Tolentino¹, C. F. Pinheiro-Araujo², L. L. Florencio³, J. Martins¹, A. C. C. Norato¹, F. D. Sambini¹, F. Dach¹, D. Bevilaqua Grossi¹

¹University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; ²Federal University of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil; ³Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Spain

Correspondence: G. A. Tolentino

Objective: Identify the optimal cut-off value for kinesiophobia in migraine patients using the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK).

Methods: Fifty women aged between 18 and 55 years (mean 33.9; SD 9.69) with migraine were evaluated. Migraine diagnosis followed the third edition of the International Headache Society criteria. All participants completed the questionnaires TSK and Migraine Disability Scale (MIDAS). The disability is a variable associated with kinesiophobia. The MIDAS was used as a binary variable and the TSK as a continuous variable. Thus, receiver operating characteristic analyses were conducted to identify a clinically relevant cut-off score capable of distinguishing kinesiophobia in migraine patients. The diagnostic accuracy was interpreted as follows: 0.9- 1, excellent; 0.8- 0.9, very good; 0.7- 0.8, good; 0.6- 0.7, sufficient; and 0.5- 0.6, bad, and <0.5 not useful. The local ethics committee approved the study (6862/2016).

Results: The cut-off value for kinesiophobia in migraine individuals is > 34 points. This tool presented sensibility of 74.3% (95% CI 57.87% to 86.96%) and specificity of 63,6% (95% CI 30.79% to 89.07%), with good accuracy of 72% (95% CI 57.51% to 83.77%) to differentiate kinesiophobia in individuals with migraine. Furthermore, there was a low diagnostic value positive likelihood ratio of 2.04 (95% CI 0.92 to 4.57) and a negative likelihood ratio of 0.40 (95% CI 0.20 to 0.81), positive predictive values ranged from 76.46% to 94.18% and negative predictive values from 25.86% to 58.42%.

Conclusion: The optimal TSK cut-off of 34 points in migraine patients has been established with good accuracy. This cut-off is beneficial for clinicians to assess the presence of kinesiophobia in patients with migraine. The cut-off score can help identify patients who need additional attention and treatment, such as pain neuroscience education and cognitive-behavioral therapy.

P108 A retrospective real-life multicenter study on concurrent oral preventives in patients with chronic migraine treated with botulinum toxin

L. H. Overeem^1,2, R. Ornello³, M. M. Pocora^4,5, A. N. Dueland^6,7, S. Sacco³, C. Tassorelli^4,5, U. Reuter^1,8, B. Raffaelli^1,9, D. Martinelli^4,5

¹Charité University Hospital Berlin, Neurology, Berlin, Germany; ²Humboldt Graduate School, International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences, Berlin, Germany; ³University of L'Aquila, Neuroscience Section, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, L'Aquila, Italy; ⁴IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Headache science and rehabilitation center, Pavia, Italy; ⁵University of Pavia, Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, Pavia, Italy; ⁶Sandvika Nevrosenter, Sandvika, Norway; ⁷Oslo University Hospital, Neurology, Oslo, Norway; ⁸Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; ⁹Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), Clinician Scientist Program, Berlin, Germany

Correspondence: L. H. Overeem

Objective

Onabotulinumtoxin A (BoNTA) is a safe and effective treatment for chronic migraine (CM). The local action of BoNTA favors the combination with oral treatments with systemic action. However, little is known about the possible interactions with other preventives. We aimed to describe pharmacological patterns in patients with CM treated with BoNTA in routine clinical care and discuss safety and efficacy according to the presence or absence of concomitant oral treatments.

Methods

In this multi-center, observational, retrospective, cohort study, we collected data from patients with CM receiving prophylactic treatment with BoNTA. We documented concomitant migraine prophylactic treatments (CcMP) and their side effects during four BoNTA treatment cycles. Additionally, we collected monthly headache days (MHDs) and monthly acute medication days (AMDs) from the patients' headache diaries. Patients with a CcMP treatment were compared with those without using a nonparametric approach.

Results

We analyzed data from 181 patients, of whom 77 (43%) received a CcMP treatment. The most prescribed concomitant treatments were antidepressants and antihypertensive drugs. Side effects caused by the CcMP treatments occurred in 18% (n=14) of the patients. Only in 4% (n=3), these adverse events (all caused by topiramate) had a significant interference with the patients" functioning. Both patients with and without CcMP treatment had a significant reduction of MHDs and AMDs (p<0.001). The reduction of MHDs, however, was significantly lower in patients with CcMP treatment (p=0.018) during the fourth treatment cycle compared to patients without any concomitant treatment.

Conclusion

In our cohort, we did not identify any unexpected safety issues in patients treated with BoNTA and a CcMP treatment. Patients with a CcMP treatment might have a smaller reduction in MHDs than those without CcMP treatments, possibly due to the high resistance to treatments in that subgroup of patients.

P109 Impact of Eptinezumab on Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients With Prior Preventive Treatment Failures

P. Goadsby¹, P. Barbanti², G. Lambru³, A. Ettrup⁴, C. L. Christoffersen⁴, M. K. Josiassen⁴, R. Phul⁴, B. Sperling⁴

¹King's College London, NIHR-Welcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility, London, United Kingdom; ²IRCCS San Raffaele, Headache and Pain Unit, Rome, Italy; ³Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, Headache Centre, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: G. Lambru and A. Ettrup

OBJECTIVE: In DELIVER, eptinezumab reduced migraine frequency in patients with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures. This analysis evaluates patient-reported outcomes (PROs) over 24 weeks.

METHODS: DELIVER (NCT04418765) randomized and treated patients with intravenous eptinezumab 100mg, 300mg, or placebo every 12 weeks. The assessed PROs include EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Levels visual analogue scale (EQ-5D-5L VAS; higher scores better); 6-item Headache Impact Test (HIT-6; lower scores better), Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC; lower scores better), most bothersome symptom (MBS; lower scores better), and Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQ, v2.1; higher scores better).

RESULTS: Patients received eptinezumab 100mg (n=299), 300mg (n=294), or placebo (n=298). Mean changes from baseline to Week 12 (Wk12) in EQ-5D-5L VAS scores were 2.0 (100mg, P=0.0007) and 4.4 (300mg, P<0.0001) versus -3.1 (placebo), and were maintained or improved to Wk24 (2.0, 5.2, -2.8, respectively). Mean baseline HIT-6 total scores were ~66.4, with mean changes at Wk12 of -6.9 (100mg, P<0.0001) and -8.5 (300mg, P<0.0001) versus -3.1 (placebo) that were improved through Wk24 (-8.9, -9.9, -3.9). PGIC, MBS, and MSQ scores showed greater improvement for eptinezumab than placebo.

CONCLUSION: In adults with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures, eptinezumab robustly improved health-related quality of life and reduced migraine-related burden over 24 weeks versus placebo.

P110 Subsequent Response to Atogepant in Individuals with Episodic Migraine after an Initial Inadequate Response: Post Hoc Analysis of a 12-week Phase 3 Trial

D. Dodick¹, S. Nahas², P. Pozo-Rosich³, T. Bilchik⁴, P. McAllister⁵, M. Finnegan⁶, J. Ma⁶, T. Chalermpalanupap⁶, B. Dabruzzo⁶, R. Lipton⁷

¹Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ²Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ³Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States; ⁵New England Institute for Neurology & Headache, Stamford, CT, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁷Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States

Correspondence: D. Dodick

Objective: Post hoc analysis of ADVANCE (NCT03777059) to determine the proportion of participants who did not achieve initial response of ≥25% or ≥50% reduction in mean monthly migraine days (MMDs) that subsequently responded with continued atogepant treatment.

Methods: ADVANCE was a 12-week, phase 3 trial, evaluating the safety and efficacy of atogepant for preventive treatment of migraine. This analysis calculated the proportion of atogepant-treated participants who achieved <25% or <50% reduction from baseline in mean MMDs in month 1 that subsequently achieved at least that response in month 2 and in either month 2 or month 3, and the proportion of atogepant-treated participants who achieved <25% or <50% reduction in MMDs in month 1 and month 2 that achieved at least that response in month 3.

Results: Few atogepant-treated participants (6.1- 8.4%) achieved <25% reduction in MMDs monthly (atogepant 10mg 17/203; 30mg 17/220; 60mg 13/212). Of those with <25% response in month 1 (Table 1), 36.2 – 48.3% achieved ≥25% reduction in MMDs in month 2 and 66.7 – 71.7% in month 2 or 3 Of participants with <50% reduction from baseline MMD in month 1 (Table1), 33.8 – 41.3% achieved ≥50% reduction from baseline MMDs in month 2 and 52.8 – 61.4% in month 2 or 3. Some participants who did not achieve ≥25% or ≥50% reductions in MMDs in months 1 or 2 (Table2) were able to achieve at least these responses. 31.6 – 48.5% achieved ≥25% reduction in MMDs in month 3 and 16.7 – 37.2% achieved ≥50% reduction in MMDs in month 3.

Conclusion: While the majority of atogepant-treated participants in the ADVANCE trial responded to treatment within the first month, of those who did not, a substantial number achieved at least a 25% or 50% reduction in monthly migraine days in the second or third month.

Table 1 (abstract P110). Proportion of participants with an initial inadequate response in month 1 that achieved a subsequent response of ≥25% or ≥50% reduction in MMDs in month 2 or 3

Table 2 (abstract P110). Proportion of participants with an initial inadequate response in month 1 and 2 that achieved a subsequent response of ≥25% or ≥50% reduction in MMDs in month 3

P111 Eptinezumab for Migraine Prevention in Patients with 2-4 Prior Treatment Failures: DELIVER Subpopulation Analysis

M. Ashina¹, M. Lanteri-Minet², P. Pozo-Rosich³, A. Ettrup⁴, C. L. Christoffersen⁴, M. K. Josiassen⁴, R. Phul⁴, B. Sperling⁴

¹University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²Pain Department and FHU InovPain, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice and Université Côte Azur, Nice, France; ³Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: P. Pozo-Rosich

OBJECTIVE: In DELIVER, eptinezumab reduced migraine frequency in patients with episodic (EM) or chronic migraine (CM) and 2-4 documented prior preventive treatment failures versus placebo. This analysis evaluated the preventive migraine efficacy of eptinezumab in specific subgroups of patients.

METHODS: DELIVER (NCT04418765) randomized patients to eptinezumab 100mg, 300mg, or placebo (administered intravenously every 12 weeks). Change from baseline in monthly migraine days (MMDs) over Weeks 1-12 was analyzed in patient subgroups, including sex, disease classification, medication-overuse headache (MOH) diagnosis, and number of previous treatment failures.

RESULTS: Eptinezumab-treated patients demonstrated greater MMD reductions over Weeks 1-12 than placebo across all subgroups, with larger numerical advantages in patients with MOH versus the general population, CM versus EM, high-frequency versus low-frequency EM, and >2 prior preventive treatment failures versus 2 prior failures. The 95% confidence intervals for mean differences from placebo in change from baseline did not cross 0 for any subgroups except men and patients with low-frequency EM (both had ≤40 patients per treatment arm).

CONCLUSIONS: Across all explored subgroups of adults with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures, greater reductions in MMDs over Weeks 1-12 were observed with eptinezumab versus placebo in patients with MOH, CM, and >2 documented prior treatment failures.

P112 Efficacy and Safety of Eptinezumab for Migraine Prevention in Patients With 2–4 Prior Preventive Treatment Failures

M. Ashina¹, M. Lanteri-Minet², P. Pozo-Rosich³, A. Ettrup⁴, C. L. Christoffersen⁴, M. K. Josiassen⁴, R. Phul⁴, B. Sperling⁴

¹University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²Pain Department and FHU InovPain, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice and Université Côte Azur, Nice, France; ³Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: P. Pozo-Rosich

Objective: DELIVER evaluated the efficacy and safety of eptinezumab for migraine prevention in patients with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures.

Methods: DELIVER (NCT04418765) is a phase 3b, randomized clinical trial evaluating eptinezumab (100mg and 300mg administered intravenously every 12 weeks) for migraine prevention. The study includes a 24-week double-blind, placebo-controlled period and a 48-week dose-blinded extension conducted in adults (18-75y) with episodic or chronic migraine and 2-4 preventive treatment failures within the past 10y. The primary endpoint in the placebo-controlled period was change from baseline in monthly migraine days (MMDs) over Weeks (Wks) 1-12.

Results: A total of 891 individuals received ≥1 dose of study drug, and 865 completed the placebo-controlled period. Eptinezumab achieved statistically significant reductions in MMDs versus placebo over Wks1-12 (100mg, -4.8; 300mg, -5.3; placebo, -2.1; P<0.0001), which was maintained over Wks13-24. Over Wks1-12, more eptinezumab-treated patients achieved ≥50% and ≥75% MMD reduction vs placebo (P<0.0001). Additionally, efficacy endpoints on patient-reported outcomes were achieved. Incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was 42.5% (100mg), 40.8% (300mg), and 39.9% (placebo).

Conclusions: In adults with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures, eptinezumab robustly decreased MMDs across Wks1-12 and Wks13-24 compared to placebo, with a favorable safety and tolerability profile.

P113 Psychopathological disorders in chronic migraine: is there an association with the endocannabinoid system?

S. Bottiroli^1,2, R. Greco¹, A. Zanaboni¹, M. Allena¹, E. Guaschino¹, N. Ghiotto¹, R. De Icco^1,3, G. Sances¹, C. Tassorelli^1,3

¹IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; ²Giustino Fortunato University, Benevento, Italy; ³University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: S. Bottiroli

Objectives: The understanding of factors involved in the prognosis of chronic migraine (CM) has become a topic of interest in the current debate. Compelling evidence has suggested a negative prognostic value for psychopathological disorders. Dysfunctions of the endocannabinoid system can underlie several psychiatric disorders. To date, no data is available for CM. Hence, the present study aims to evaluate the association existing between psychopathological disorders and endocannabinoid system in CM.

Method: Thirty-four patients (mean age=44.9±11.9) with CM (operationally defined according to ICHD-III) who failed at least three preventive therapies were enrolled and received full psychological evaluation according to DSM-V criteria for mood, anxiety, and personality disorders. Gene expression of enzymes involved in the synthesis and degradation of endocannabinoids and their receptors (CB1 and CB2) was assessed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Results: Among enrolled patients, 53% (n=18) presented mood disorders (MD), 79% (n=27) anxiety disorders (AD). In addition, 53% (n=18) resulted positive for personality (PD) disorders (Cluster C - predominantly obsessive-compulsive disorder). Interestingly, different associations between these psychopathological disturbances and mRNA levels of cannabinoid receptors were found. Specifically, higher CB1 (2.97 ± 2.05 vs 1.66 ± 1.00, p=.018) and NAPE (2.09 ± 0.62 vs 1.63 ± 0.50, p=.04) receptor gene expression was found in MD when compared to non-MD. A tendency to higher FAAH values was found in AD when compared with non-AD (2.09 ± 0.62 vs 1.63 ± 0.50, p=.04). Finally, lower CB1 gene expression (1.48 ± 0.78 vs 2.52 ± 1.76, p=.027) was detected in PD when compared to non-PD.

Discussion: These preliminary findings provide knowledge regarding the association existing between psychopathological disorders and alterations in the endocannabinoid activity in CM.

P114 Real-World Persistence and Costs Among Patients With Chronic Migraine Treated With OnabotulinumtoxinA or CGRP mAbs: A Retrospective Claims Analysis Study

T. Schwedt¹, J. Lee², K. Knievel³, J. McVige⁴, W. Wang⁵, Z. Wu⁵, P. Gillard², D. Shah⁶, A. Blumenfeld⁷

¹Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ²AbbVie, Irvine, CA, United States; ³Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States; ⁴DENT Neurologic Institute, Amherst, NY, United States; ⁵Genesis Research LLC, Hoboken, NJ, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁷Headache Center of Southern California, Neurology, Carlsbad, CA, United States

Correspondence: T. Schwedt

Objective: Evaluate real-world persistence rates and costs among patients with chronic migraine (CM) treated with onabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) or calcitonin gene–related peptide monoclonal antibody (CGRP mAb).

Methods: This retrospective, longitudinal, observational study analyzed the IBM MarketScan® Commercial and Medicare Supplemental databases (7/1/17-2/29/20). Adults treated with onabotA or CGRP mAbs (based on overall migraine ICD-10 codes) and having continuous coverage ≥6 months prior and ≥12 months after treatment initiation were included. Persistence to treatment was assessed at 6, 9, and 12 months, and all-cause and migraine-related costs were evaluated during the 12-month follow-up period. Persistence and costs were adjusted for potential confounders (demographics, comorbidities, oral migraine preventive medication [OMPM] use) using generalized linear model regression.

Results: Of 66,303 patients with onabotA or CGRP mAb claims, 2697 CM patients met inclusion/exclusion criteria. In the total population, patients were primarily female (86%) with a mean age of 44 y, which was consistent among the individual CGRP mAbs. Persistence was higher among those receiving onabotA vs the combined CGRP mAbs group at 6 (67% vs 47%; P<.001), 9 (51% vs 37%; P<.001), and 12 (40% vs 27%; P<.001) months. OnabotA and CGRP mAbs were associated with comparable 12-month all-cause ($16,681 vs $16,666) and migraine-related ($8198 vs $8518) costs. Compared to CGRP mAbs, onabotA was associated with lower 12-month acute medication ($763 vs $1240; P<.001), OMPM ($685 vs $993; P<.01), and migraine-related inpatient ($224 vs $728; P<.01) costs. Migraine-related emergency department costs were comparable between both groups ($149 vs $129). Findings were sustained after regression adjustment for confounders.

Conclusions: Patients with CM initiating onabotA had higher persistence and comparable all-cause and migraine-related costs over 12 months compared to those taking CGRP mAbs.

P115 Rimegepant for the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Subgroup Analyses From 3 Phase 3 Clinical Trials by Triptan Treatment Experience

C. M. Jensen¹, R. Lipton², A. Blumenfeld³, R. Croop¹, A. C. Thiry¹, G. L’Italien¹, B. Morris¹, V. Coric¹, P. Goadsby^4,5,6

¹Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States; ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ³Headache Center of Southern California, Carlsbad, CA, United States; ⁴King's College London, NIHR-Wellcome Trust King’s Clinical Research Facility, London, United Kingdom; ⁵King’s College Hospital/SLaM Biomedical Research Centre, London, United Kingdom; ⁶University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Correspondence: C. M. Jensen

Objective

Assess the efficacy of rimegepant — an oral small molecule calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist — for the acute treatment of migraine in subjects with and without a history of insufficient response to triptans.

Methods

Three double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of similar design randomized adults with migraine to rimegepant 75 mg tablet (NCT03235479, NCT03237845) or ODT (NCT03461757) or placebo to treat 1 migraine attack of moderate to severe pain intensity. Subgroups with a history of insufficient response with 1 or ≥2 triptans and those without a history of insufficient response, including triptan-naïve and current triptan users, were analyzed. Triptan insufficient response was defined as self-reporting a history of discontinuing ≥1 triptan due to inadequate efficacy and/or poor tolerability. The co-primary endpoints were 2-hour freedom from pain and the most bothersome symptom (MBS).

Results

In the pooled population (N=3507: rimegepant n=1749, placebo n=1758), 2272 (64.8%) subjects had no history of triptan insufficient response and 1235 (35.2%) had a history of insufficient response with ≥1 triptan. Results for the co-primary endpoints in each triptan subgroup are shown in Figure 1. No differences in co-primary endpoints were found in pairwise comparisons of triptan subgroups in rimegepant-treated subjects (Figure 2).

Conclusions

Rimegepant was effective for the acute treatment of migraine in subjects with and without a history of triptan insufficient response. The efficacy of rimegepant was consistent among those with insufficient response to 1 or ≥2 triptans and those who were triptan-naïve or currently using triptans.

Fig. 1 (abstract P115).

Co-primary Efficacy Endpoints at 2 Hours Postdose by Triptan Experience Subgroups

Fig. 2 (abstract P115).

Coprimary Efficacy Endpoints Compared Pairwise between Triptan Experience Subgroups Using Logistic Regression Models in Rimegepant-Treated Subjects

P116 Adenosine causes short-lasting vasodilation and headache, but not migraine attacks in migraine patients: A randomized clinical trial

J. Thuraiaiyah, M. A. Al-Karagholi, F. Azzahra Elbahi, Z. A. Zhuang, M. Ashina

Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark

Correspondence: J. Thuraiaiyah

Question

Does adenosine infusion induce migraine attack?

Methods

In a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, crossover study, 18 participants diagnosed with migraine without aura were allocated to receive 120 μg/kg/min adenosine or placebo over 20 minutes. Headache intensity, migraine associated symptoms, vital signs, the diameter of the superficial temporal artery (STA) and blood flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (V_MCA) were measured at baseline and every 10 minutes until two hours post-infusion start.

The primary endpoint was the difference in incidence of migraine attacks after adenosine compared to placebo.

Results

Eighteen participants completed the study. We found no difference in incidence of migraine following adenosine (7/18, 39%) compared to placebo (3/18, 17%) (P = 0.29). Fourteen of 18 (78%) participants reported headache after adenosine compared to placebo (6/18, 33%) (P < 0.01). Adenosine increased heart rate (P < 0.001), facial skin blood flow (P < 0.05) and STA diameter (AUC_T0-20min, P = 0.01), and decreased VMCA (AUC_T0-20min, P < 0.001) compared to placebo.

While mean arterial blood pressure (P = 0.96) remained unaltered.

Conclusion

Adenosine induced headache accompanied by a short-lasting (< 30 min) dilation of intra- and extracerebral arteries. However, adenosine is a less powerful migraine inducer compared to other migraine inducing substances.

P117 Treatment Responder Rates of Oral Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Chronic Migraine: Results From the PROGRESS Trial

R. Lipton¹, M. Ashina², C. Tassorelli³, V. Martin⁴, S. Y. Yu⁵, K. Nagy⁶, B. Schwefel⁷, J. Trugman⁵

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ³Headache Science Centre, C. Mondino Foundation and University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ⁴University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States; ⁵AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Budapest, Hungary; ⁷AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States

Correspondence: R. Lipton

Objective: To evaluate mean monthly migraine day (MMD) responder rates to characterize the efficacy profile of atogepant in the preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM).

Methods: PROGRESS was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study that assessed the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of atogepant 30 mg twice daily (BID) and 60 mg once daily (QD) compared with placebo for the preventive treatment of CM. Adults (18-80 years) with a ≥1-year history of CM and confirmation of ≥15 monthly headache days and ≥8 MMDs during the baseline period were randomized 1:1:1 to receive placebo, atogepant 30 mg BID, or atogepant 60 mg QD. These analyses evaluated ≥30%, ≥50%, ≥75%, and 100% reductions in mean MMDs across 12 weeks and at 4-week intervals. All reported P values are nominal; there was no adjustment for multiplicity.

Results: A total of 778 participants were randomized to treatment. The modified intent-to-treat population included 755 participants: placebo: n=246; atogepant 30 mg BID: n=253; and atogepant 60 mg QD: n=256. Atogepant-treated participants (30 mg BID and 60 mg QD) were significantly more likely than placebo-treated participants, respectively, to experience a ≥30% (62.1% and 59.0% vs 43.1%; P<0.001), ≥50% (42.7% and 41.0% vs 26.0%; P<0.001), or ≥75% (21.3% and 18.8% vs 5.7%; P<0.001) reduction in mean MMDs across 12 weeks. During weeks 1-4 and 5-8, the proportion of participants experiencing a ≥30% or ≥50% reduction in mean MMDs was significantly greater for both atogepant doses vs placebo and during weeks 9-12 for atogepant 30 mg BID vs placebo (Figure). The proportion of participants experiencing a ≥75% or 100% response was higher for both doses of atogepant in each 4-week interval assessed.

Conclusions: Both atogepant dosing regimens increased the proportions of participants with CM achieving ≥30%, ≥50%, ≥75%, or 100% reduction in mean MMDs across 12 weeks.

Fig. 1 (abstract P117).

Reduction of (A) ≥30%, (B) ≥50%, (C) ≥75%, and (D) 100% in Mean MMDS BY 4-Week Intervals

P118 Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes – International (CaMEO-I) Study: methods and global findings for diagnosis rates and care

D. C. Buse¹, E. Leroux², M. Lanteri-Minet³, F. Sakai⁴, M. Matharu⁵, Z. Katsarava⁶, M. Reed⁷, K. Fanning⁸, A. Manack Adams⁹, K. Sommer⁹, R. Lipton¹

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²Canadian Headache Society, Brunswick Medical Center, Montreal, Canada; ³Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France; ⁴Saitama International Headache Center, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Japan; ⁵Institute of Neurology, London, United Kingdom; ⁶Evangelical Hospital Unna, Unna, Germany; ⁷Vedanta Research, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; ⁸MIST Research, Wilmington, NC, United States; ⁹AbbVie, Irvine, CA, United States

Correspondence: D. C. Buse

Objective: To describe the methodology and present findings on migraine diagnosis, consulting, and current medication use for migraine across 6 countries.

Methods: CaMEO-I was a cross-sectional, observational, web-based study in 2021 in 6 countries: US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, and Japan. A validated questionnaire identified patients with migraine based on modified International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd ed (mICHD-3) criteria. Qualified respondents provided sociodemographic background, headache features, migraine disability based on the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS), and history of consulting, diagnosis, and treatment patterns.

Results: A total of 14,492 individuals met criteria for migraine (approximately 2400 from each country) and were included in this analysis. The mean age among migraine respondents ranged from 40.3-42.3 years and the majority were female (68.7-73.8%). Median monthly headache days (MHDs) ranged from 2.3 to 3.3 days, with between 5.4% (France) to 9.5% (Japan) of respondents reporting ≥15 MHDs. Moderate-to-severe migraine-related disability was reported between 30.3% (Japan) to 52.0% (Germany) of migraine respondents (Figure). Self-reported medical diagnosis (SRMD) rates for migraine, chronic/transformed migraine, or menstrual migraine among those meeting the ICHD-3 case definition ranged from 42.8% (Japan) to 49.3% (US). The SRMD rates for chronic/transformed migraine ranged from 0.7% (Japan) to 4.8% (US) of respondents with migraine. In the overall migraine population, rates of current preventive use ranged from 6.4% (Japan) to 16.8% (US).

Conclusions: Between one-third and one-half of respondents who met mICHD-3 criteria for migraine reported moderate to severe migraine-related disability as measured by MIDAS. While there were between-country differences in the proportion of CaMEO-I respondents with an SRMD of migraine and chronic migraine, underdiagnosis of migraine was a concern in each country studied.

Fig. 1 (abstract P118).

Rates of Moderate-to-Severe Migraine-Related Disability (A), Self-Reported Medical Diagnosis (B), and Current Prevention Use (C) Across Countries in CaMEO-I Respondents With Migraine

P119 Eptinezumab Improved Work Productivity in Adults With Migraine and Prior Preventive Treatment Failures: Results From the Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled DELIVER Study

P. Goadsby¹, P. Barbanti², G. Lambru³, A. Ettrup⁴, C. L. Christoffersen⁴, M. K. Josiassen⁴, R. Phul⁴, B. Sperling⁴

¹King's College London, NIHR-Welcome Trust King’s Clinical Research Facility, London, United Kingdom; ²Headache and Pain Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele, Rome, Italy; ³Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, The Headache Group, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: G. Lambru and A. Ettrup

OBJECTIVE: This analysis reports the impact of eptinezumab, an anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody, on work productivity and daily activities in patients with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures.

METHODS: The DELIVER study (NCT04418765) randomized adults (18-75y) with migraine and documented evidence of 2-4 prior preventive treatment failures to receive eptinezumab 100mg, 300mg, or placebo (IV every 12 weeks). At baseline and every 4 weeks, patients completed the migraine-specific 6-question Work Productivity Activity Impairment (WPAI:M) questionnaire (7-day recall). Changes from baseline in WPAI subscores were predefined secondary endpoints and analyzed without control for multiplicity.

RESULTS: The full analysis set included 890 patients (100mg, n=299; 300mg, n=293; placebo, n=298). Mean baseline WPAI subscores indicated a negative impact of migraine on work productivity and normal daily activities. Beginning at first post-baseline assessment at Week 4 and through Week 24, eptinezumab demonstrated larger reductions than placebo in absenteeism (P<0.05), presenteeism (P<0.001), work productivity loss (P<0.001), and activity impairment (P<0.001) subscores.

CONCLUSIONS: In adults with migraine and prior preventive treatment failures, eptinezumab treatment robustly improved migraine-related absenteeism, presenteeism, work productivity loss, and activity impairment as early as Week 4 and throughout the study.

P120 Monthly Migraine Days, Acute Medication Use Days, and Migraine-Specific Quality of Life in Responders to Atogepant: A Post Hoc Analysis

D. Dodick¹, R. Lipton², S. Nahas³, P. Pozo-Rosich⁴, P. McAllister⁵, L. Mechtler⁶, J. Ma⁷, B. Dabruzzo⁷, M. Dufek⁷, L. Severt⁷, M. Finnegan⁷, J. Trugman⁷

¹Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ³Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ⁴Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁵New England Institute for Neurology & Headache, Stamford, CT, United States; ⁶DENT Neurologic Institute, Buffalo, NY, United States; ⁷AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States

Correspondence: D. Dodick

Objective: To characterize the magnitude of treatment effect in atogepant responders and nonresponders. In the phase 3 ADVANCE trial, treatment with atogepant 60mg reduced mean monthly migraine days (MMDs) from 7.8 days at baseline to 3.0 at weeks 9-12 (∆=-4.7) in the overall episodic migraine population, which included treatment responders and nonresponders (ie, participants with marked benefit and those with minimal benefit). This approach obscures clinically relevant information regarding the magnitude of treatment effect in these two populations.

Design/Methods: This post hoc analysis used data from participants who completed the 12-week ADVANCE trial. Mean MMDs, acute medication use days, and Migraine-Specific Quality of Life-Role Function-Restrictive (MSQ-RFR) scores were calculated in treatment responders (based on a percentage reduction in MMDs) and nonresponders.

Results: During weeks 9-12, a ≥50% improvement (ie, a 50%-100% reduction in MMDs from baseline) was achieved by 71% (139/195) of participants. In these responders, MMDs were reduced from 7.6 at baseline to 1.3 at weeks 9-12 (∆=-6.3). A ≥75% response was achieved in 50% (97/195) of participants. In this group, MMDs were reduced from 7.7 at baseline to 0.6 at weeks 9-12 (∆=-7.1). Atogepant 60mg nonresponders (<25% reduction in MMDs) comprised 15% (30/195) of participants and showed an MMD change from 7.7 at baseline to 9.1 at weeks 9-12 (∆=+1.4). Acute medication use days in ≥50% MMD responders decreased from 7.1 at baseline to 1.6 at weeks 9-12 (∆=-5.5). In treatment nonresponders (<25% reduction in MMDs), acute medication use days were 7.3 at baseline and 7.2 at weeks 9-12 (∆=-0.1). Similar results were observed for mean MSQ-RFR score changes in responders and nonresponders.

Conclusions: For the 71% of participants who experienced a ≥50% reduction in MMDs, a substantial treatment effect (∆MMD =-6.3) was observed, which represents an 83% reduction in MMDs.

P120a Evaluation of PREEMPT fixed-dose, fixed-site and follow the pain treatment paradigms in the PREDICT Study

C. Graboski¹, M. Ong-Lam², W. Becker³, J. Ma⁴, K. Sommer⁵, I. Finkelstein⁶

¹Island Health, Brentwood Bay, Canada; ²St Paul Hospital, Vancouver, Canada; ³University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; ⁴AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁵AbbVie, Irvine, CA, United States; ⁶Toronto Headache & Pain Clinic, Toronto, Canada

Correspondence: C. Graboski

Objective: To analyze the real-world effectiveness and safety of 155U, 156-195U and 195U onabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) in patients with chronic migraine (CM) from the PREDICT study. The phase 3 PREEMPT clinical trials established the safety and efficacy of 155-195U onabotA in adults with CM.

Methods: PREDICT (NCT02502123) was a Canadian 2-year, prospective, observational study in adults with CM. Patients received onabotA approximately every 12 weeks (≤7 treatment cycles [Tx]) per the Canadian product monograph. The primary endpoint was mean change from baseline in Migraine-Specific Quality of Life (MSQ) at Tx4. Headache days (daily headache diary), physician and patient satisfaction were evaluated throughout the study. This analysis stratified the safety population (≥1 onabotA dose) into 3 groups (155U,156-195U and 195U) by the dose receivedon ≥3 of the first 4 treatment cycles.

Results:Of 184 patients that received ≥1 onabotA dose, 68 received 155U, 65 received 156-195U and 13 received 195U on ≥3 treatments. Baseline characteristics were similar between groups. Baseline mean (SD) headache days/month 21.6(6.4) 155U;20(7) 156-195U; and 21.7(6) 195U decreased over time (Tx4: -7.1[6.7] 155U; -6.5[6.7] 156-195U;-11.2[6.4] 195U versus baseline). Improvements in all MSQ domains were observed across groups at Tx4 and the final visit. Physicians rated most patients as improved, and the majority of patients were satisfied at the final visit (80.8% 155U; 83.6% 156-195U; 90% 195U). Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) were reported in 18/68 patients (26.5%) in the 155U group, 41/65 (63.1%) in the 156-195U group and 10/13 (76.9%) in the 195U group; treatment-related TEAEs were 9(13.2%), 10(15.4%) and 3(23.1%) respectively; serious TEAEs were 0, 3(4.6%), and 1(7.7%), and not treatment-related.

Conclusion:Long-term treatment with 155U, 156-195U, and 195U onabotA in PREDICT was safe, well-tolerated, and effective in the treatment of CM. No new safety signals were identified.

P121 The virtual "Enfacement Illusion" on pain perception in patients suffering from chronic migraine: preliminary data from a randomized controlled trial

S. Bottiroli^1,2, M. Matamala-Gomez³, M. Allena¹, E. Guaschino¹, N. Ghiotto¹, R. De Icco^1,4, G. Sances¹, C. Tassorelli^1,4

¹IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy; ²Giustino Fortunato University, Benevento, Italy; ³University of Milan-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; ⁴University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: S. Bottiroli

Background: Given the limited efficacy of pharmacological treatments for chronic migraine (CM), new non-pharmacological strategies have gained increasing attention. Body ownership illusions have been proposed as a non-pharmacological strategy for pain relief. Here we report the preliminary data from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the efficacy in reducing pain perception of the enfacement illusion created through an immersive virtual reality (VR) system in CM

Method: Data are taken from a double-blind RCT, involving CM patients randomly assigned to the experimental or the control group. The experimental group was exposed to the enfacement illusion; whereas the control group to a pleasant immersive VR environment. Both conditions consisted in three VR sessions (20 minutes) during a one-week period. At the baseline (T0) and at the end of the intervention (T1), the patients filled in behavioral measures related to their emotional and psychological state, and body image perception. Before and after each VR session, we assessed the level of pain and the affective state of the patients.

Results: Twenty-five CM patients received the experimental (n=11, mean age=39.5±12.6) or the control (n=14, mean age=44.3±10.7) condition. Patients were comparable from the clinical and psychological point of view at T0. Data showed a comparable effect between the two groups in terms of pain reduction following the intervention: both the experimental and control groups achieved a significant reduction on the VAS scale within each VR session and when comparing sessions 1 and session 3. More pronounced benefits were found for the experimental group than the control group in terms of changes in the affective state between T0 and T1.

Discussion: These preliminary results seem to support the effectiveness of body ownership illusions as a cognitive behavioral intervention acting not only on pain relief but also on the affective state in patients with CM.

P122 Oral Rimegepant 75 mg is Safe and Well Tolerated in Adults With Migraine and Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Results of a Multicenter, Long-Term, Open-Label Safety Study

S. Hutchinson¹, J. Schim², R. Lipton³, R. Croop⁴, C. M. Jensen⁴, A. C. Thiry⁴, E. G. Stock⁴, C. M. Conway⁴, M. Lovegren⁴, V. Coric⁴, M. Hanna⁴

¹Orange County Migraine & Headache Center, Irvine, CA, United States; ²Headache Center of Southern California, Carlsbad, CA, United States; ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ⁴Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States

Correspondence: S. Hutchinson and C. M. Jensen

Objective

Evaluate the safety and tolerability of rimegepant in adults with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.

Methods

This was a multicenter, long-term, open-label safety study (NCT03266588) in adults with a history of 2-14 monthly migraine attacks of moderate to severe pain intensity. Subjects used rimegepant 75 mg up to once daily for up to 52 weeks. For this analysis, subjects were organized into subgroups by number of baseline CV risk factors (0, 1, ≥2) and Framingham 10-year risk of developing a CV condition (low = <10%, moderate to high = ≥10%).

Results

Of the 1800 rimegepant-treated subjects, 735 (40.8%) had CV risk factors (518 [28.8%] had 1 and 217 [12.1%] had ≥2]) and 126 (7.0%) had a moderate to high risk 10-year CV risk. The most common adverse events (AEs) regardless of relationship to treatment were upper respiratory tract infection (8.8%), nasopharyngitis (6.8%), and sinusitis (5.1%), and the proportion of subjects reporting ≥1 AE was similar across all subgroups (Table). No serious AEs were considered by the investigator to be related to rimegepant. Only 1 subject out of 1800, a 53 year-old male with a history of CV disease (angina pectoris), experienced an ischemic Cardiac Disorder SOC AE (angina pectoris) deemed by the investigator to be not related to rimegepant.

Conclusion

Rimegepant dosed up to once daily for up to 1 year showed favorable safety and tolerability in adults with migraine with CV risk factors, including adults with moderate to high CV risk.

Table 1 (abstract P122). See text for description.

P123 Medication Preference, Satisfaction, and Clinical Improvement Among Adults Receiving Long-Term Treatment With Rimegepant for Migraine

K. Mullin¹, J. Pavlovic², S. Hutchinson³, R. Lipton², C. M. Jensen⁴, A. C. Thiry⁴, L. Kamen⁴, V. Coric⁴, R. Croop⁴

¹New England Institute for Neurology and Headache, Stamford, CT, United States; ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ³Orange County Migraine & Headache Center, Irvine, CA, United States; ⁴Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States

Correspondence: C. M. Jensen

Objective Assess preference for and satisfaction with open-label rimegepant as well as CGI-C over 1 year of use as a preventive treatment and acute treatment for migraine.

Methods This 1-year open-label extension phase of a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT03732638) included adults aged ≥18 years with a history of 4-18 moderate-severe monthly migraine attacks. Subjects completing 12 weeks of double-blind treatment with rimegepant 75 mg or placebo every other day could continue with open-label treatment with rimegepant 75 mg every other day for preventive treatment of migraine for 52 weeks; on nonscheduled dosing days, they could take rimegepant 75 mg up to once daily as needed for acute treatment. Exploratory objectives evaluated rimegepant on Preference of Medication (PoM), Satisfaction with Medication (SM), and CGI-C scales at Weeks 12 and 52 of the open-label extension phase (ie, overall study Weeks 24 and 64).

Results Of 741 subjects treated in the double-blind treatment phase, 603 (81.4% [rimegepant n=301, placebo n=302]) were treated in the open-label extension phase (mean age 42.6 years, 82.7% female, hx of 7.9 monthly mod-sev attacks). Percentages (95% CI) of subjects preferring rimegepant to prior migraine treatments at Week 12 (n=357) and Week 52 (n=246) were 82.6% (78.3, 86.2) and 85.2% (80.4, 89.0), respectively. Percentages (95% CI) completely satisfied with rimegepant were 32.7% (28.2, 37.6) at Week 12 and 47.2% (41.5, 53.0) at Week 52; most of the other subjects reported being very satisfied. Percentages (95% CIs) improved on the CGI-C at Weeks 12 and 52, respectively, were 95.1% (92.9, 96.7) and 98.3% (96.4, 99.2). Week 52 results are shown in the Figure.

Conclusion Large majorities of subjects who used open-label rimegepant for both preventive treatment and acute treatment of migraine over 1 year preferred rimegepant to prior migraine medications, were satisfied with rimegepant, and experienced clinical improvement.

Fig. 1 (abstract 123).

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P124 Characterizing gaps in preventive treatment of migraine: global results from the CaMEO-International study

D. C. Buse¹, F. Sakai², M. Matharu³, M. Reed⁴, K. Fanning⁵, B. Dabruzzo⁶, R. Lipton¹

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²Saitama International Headache Center, Chuo-ku, Saitama City, Japan; ³University College London, Neurology, London, United Kingdom; ⁴Vedanta Research, Chapel Hill, NC, United States; ⁵MIST Research, Wilmington, NC, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States

Correspondence: D. C. Buse

Objective: To assess self-reported use of preventive medications for migraine available in 2021 and analyze potential treatment gaps among individuals who are candidates for preventive treatment based on the American Headache Society (AHS) Consensus Statement (ie, ≥3 monthly headache days [MHDs] with severe disability, ≥4 MHDs with some disability, or ≥6 MHDs regardless of disability level).

Methods: CaMEO-I was a cross-sectional, observational, web-based cohort study conducted in 2021 in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France, and Japan. Respondents who met International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd ed symptom criteria were eligible to participate in the survey assessment.

Results: Of 14,492 respondents with migraine included in this analysis (≈2400 from each country), 31.5-42.1% qualified for migraine preventive treatment based on the AHS Consensus Statement (US: n=976; Canada: n=794; UK: n=767; Germany: n=1010; France: n=802; Japan: n=897). In the overall sample, respondents who reported ever using a preventive medication for migraine ranged from 9.7% (Japan) to 28.9% (US). Among those who reported ever using a preventive medication, 51.1-65.8% were current users. Among current users, 70.6-97.1% used an oral preventive medication, 1.7-16.5% used an injectable preventive medication, and 1.3-20.9% used both. The majority of respondents with migraine who qualified for preventive treatment did not report currently using a preventive (77.6-89.9%); 30.0-40.8% of respondents who were not currently using a preventive qualified for preventive treatment. Of respondents who were currently using a preventive, 41.1-59.1% still qualified for preventive treatment.

Conclusions: More than 75% of individuals with migraine who are candidates for a preventive treatment are not currently taking a medication to prevent migraine. Of those who are currently using a preventive medication for migraine, roughly 50% are not receiving adequate benefit from their current medication.

P125 Concomitant treatment of anti-CGRP and botulinum toxin in resistant migraine, is it useful for our patients?

C. Nieves Castellanos, M. Olivier, M. I. Fabrich Marín, S. Díaz Insa

Hospital Universitari i Politécnic la Fe de Valencia, Headache Unit, Valencia, Spain

Correspondence: C. Nieves Castellanos

QUESTION

An important percentage of our patients are using monoclonal antibodies against CGRP or its receptor (a-CGRP) concomitantly with botulinum toxin. It is important to analyze how these patients evolve with both treatments.

METHODS

We investigate patients with resistant migraine treated with a-CGRP and botulinum toxin ant compare with patients with a-CGRP only. We analyzed: days of migraine (MHD), headache (HHD) and triptanes per month (MtuD) as well as scales (HIT-6, MIDAS, and quality of life (MsQol)). We compared the data at 3 and 6 months. We analyzed the wearing off from botulinum toxin in patients who are with this treatment and how many of them stopped the treatment with toxin after initiated a-CGRP.

RESULTS

336 patients were included, 215 with both treatments (64%), 121 patients with a-CGRP but without toxin (36%). Comparing results, in the group with toxin, at baseline 19 MHD with reduction of 7 MHD at 3 months and 8,3 MHD at 6 months. In the group without toxin, they had 20,3 MHD at baseline with reduction of 8,5 MHD at 3 months and 11,8 MHD at 6 months.

In the group with toxin, HIT-6 was reduced an average of 6,3 points at 6 months and MIDAS 40,2 points at 6 months. In the group with toxin, HIT-6 was reduced 12,9 points and MIDAS 58,8 points at 6 months.

At 6 months, 119 patients are with both treatments (botulinum toxin and a-CGRP). 79 of them (66%) presented wearing off from the toxin: 32 patients had more frequent migraines, 13 more intense them, and 24 patients both things.

45 patients (20,9%) stopped the treatment with botulinum toxin after 3-6 months after initiating the a-CGRP.

CONCLUSIONS

Although both groups have a significant response, the group without botulinum toxin presents better results. However, the wearing off in the group with botulinum toxin supports the use of both treatments in these patients to optimize their therapy.

P126 The effect or resveratrol in ex vivo and behavioral rat models of migraine

P. Reducha^1,2, K. A. Haanes¹, J. Bömers¹, A. Holm¹, S. Kazantzi^1,2

¹University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Department of Clinical Experimental Research, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Biology, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: P. Reducha

Objective: The activation of the trigeminovascular system (TGVS), nociception, neurogenic neuroinflammation, as well as the release of the neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) from C-fibers in the meninges and trigeminal ganglion (TG) have been proposed to be part of migraine pathophysiology. Resveratrol is a polyphenol with therapeutic effects on various conditions and diseases, however little research has been conducted of this compound in the context of migraines, which was therefore the purpose of this study.

Methods: The effect of resveratrol on CGRP release was investigated in the TG and dura mater of rats, where we applied the following stimuli: KCl induced depolarization, TRPV1 activation (capsaicin) and TRPM3 activation (CIM0216), which are all CGRP release stimulants. Finally, resveratrol was tested in an in vivo inflammatory model, where rats were administered with Complete Freund"s Adjuvant (CFA) to their dura, followed by periorbital allodynia testing using an electronical von Frey.

Results: Resveratrol did not stimulate CGRP release per se. Further, resveratrol reduced capsaicin induced CGRP release in the TG by 29.9±12.1% (p=0.02), and reduced CIM0216 and KCl induced CGRP release in the dura by 32.2±2.8% (p=0.02) and 29.8±6.3% (p=0.01), respectively. Despite inhibitory effects on CGRP, two days of intraperitoneal injection of 100 mg/kg resveratrol did not alleviate periorbital allodynia in the inflammation model.

Conclusion: The ex vivo data provides arguments and encouragement for further migraine studies to investigate resveratrol as a therapeutic agent, and we postulate that this could be caused by the ability of resveratrol to potentially interact with the function of TRPV1 channels and TRPM3 channels, and thereby reduce membrane excitation in the TGVS. Although we did not observe positive effect in the in vivo model, we believe that with the optimal dosing resveratrol could show positive effects.

P127 Is migraine causally linked to inflammatory bowel disease or coeliac disease? A Mendelian randomisation study

N. Welander¹, G. Rukh¹, M. Rask-Andersen², A. Harder^3,4, A. van den Maagdenberg^3,4, H. Schiöth¹, J. Mwinyi¹

¹Uppsala University, Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden; ²Uppsala University, Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala, Sweden; ³Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Human Genetics, Leiden, Netherlands; ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands

Correspondence: N. Welander

Question: Migraine has been linked to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and coeliac disease. This paper assesses whether the link may be explained by a shared genetic basis or could be causal.

Methods: Linkage disequilibrium score regression and two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomisation (MR) analyses were performed using summary statistics from genome-wide association studies of migraine (59,674 cases; 316,078 controls), IBD (25,042 cases; 34,915 controls) and coeliac disease (11,812 or 4533 cases; 11,837 or 10,750 controls). Migraine with and without aura (MA and MO) were analysed separately, as were the two IBD subtypes Crohn"s disease and ulcerative colitis. Positive control analyses and conventional MR sensitivity analyses were performed.

Results: Migraine was not genetically correlated with IBD or coeliac disease. No evidence was observed for IBD or coeliac disease causing migraine or vice versa when all migraineurs were analysed jointly (p > 0.05 for all). There was some indication of causality between coeliac disease and MA (odds ratio 1.04, 95% confidence interval 1.00–1.08, p = 0.045) and between coeliac disease and MO (0.95, 0.92–0.99, p = 0.006), as well as between MO and ulcerative colitis (1.15, 1.02–1.29, p = 0.025). The results were, however, not significant after multiple testing correction.

Conclusions: We found no evidence of a shared genetic basis or of a causal association between migraine and either IBD or coeliac disease, although we obtained some indication of causality with migraine subtypes.

Fig. 1 (abstract P127).

Effects of genetic liability to gastrointestinal conditions on migraine. Forest plot of two-sample MR effect estimates for IBD and coeliac disease on migraine based on the inverse-variance weighted method

Fig. 2 (abstract P127).

Effects of genetic liability to migraine on gastrointestinal conditions. Forest plot of two-sample MR effect estimates for migraine on IBD and coeliac disease based on the inverse-variance weighted method

P128 Medication overuse and patient-reported outcome of OnabotulinumtoxinA treatment in Chronic Migraine

C. Fernandes¹, B. Silva², J. Lopes³, I. Luzeiro^1,4

¹Hospitalar and University Center of Coimbra, Neurology, Coimbra, Portugal; ²Hospitalar Center of Leiria, Neurology, Leiria, Portugal; ³Hospitalar Center of Baixo Vouga, Neurology, Aveiro, Portugal; ⁴The School of Health Technology of Coimbra, Sleep Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal

Correspondence: C. Fernandes

Question:

The onabotulinumtoxinA (onabotA) is an injectable preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM), in 12 week"s intervals. The aim of our study was to evaluate the parient-reported outcome of off onabotA treatment and to study the influence of medication overuse.

Methods

We designed a cross-sectional study of patients with CM and at least two treatments with onabotA from August 2021 until March 2022. We proceeded to demographic and clinical characterization and evaluation of medication overuse and patient-reported outcome of onabotA response with the Patients' Global Impression of Change scale (PGICS).

Results

We included 60 patients (95,1% female) diagnosed with CM with a mean age of chronic migraine diagnosis of 31,8±14,2 years. In our cohort, 12 patients (21,8%) had evidence of current medication overuse and 25 (55,6%) had anxiety problems. On average, before onaBotA treatment patients had around 20,0 attacks per month. In 45,3% we noticed a therapeutical response after the first treatment and 86,2% showed a decrease in duration of headache attacks and a mean intensity of attacks decrease of 3 points in pain visual analog scale (VAS). The wearing-off effect was noticed in 36 patients (66,7%) before the next injection of onabotA and the majority between the 10th to 12th week post treatment. At the evaluation of PGICS, 20 patients (66,7%) reported be "better" or "much better" after onabotA treatment. There was no correlation between the presence of medication overuse and onabotA response (p=0,758) and between wearing-off and perception of onabotA therapeutical response according to PGICS (p=0,097).

Conclusion

To summarize, the presence of medication overuse does not seem to influence the onabotA response and the patient-reported outcome. Also, the wearing-off phenomena, that were noticed in the most patients, does not influence the perception of onabotA therapeutical response.

P129 Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Chronic Migraine in Europe: Results From the PROGRESS Study

P. Goadsby^1,2, P. Pozo-Rosich^3,4, M. Ashina⁵, U. Reuter^6,7, X. Moisset⁸, J. Trugman⁹, H. Ha¹⁰, B. Schwefel¹¹, K. Nagy¹²

¹King's College London, London, United Kingdom; ²University of California, Los Angeles, CA, United States; ³Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ⁵University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁶Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany; ⁷Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; ⁸Université Clermont Auvergne, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Inserm, Neuro-Dol, Clermont-Ferrand, France; ⁹AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ¹⁰AbbVie, Toronto, Canada; ¹¹AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States; ¹²AbbVie, Budapest, Hungary

Correspondence: P. Goadsby

Objective: Present the primary and key secondary endpoints for the Europe subpopulation in the PROGRESS trial.

Methods: Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled trial (RCT) evaluated the efficacy and safety of atogepant (ATO) for prevention in people with chronic migraine (CM). Participants with ≥1-year CM history, ≥15 headache d/mo in the past 3 months, and ≥15 headache days (≥8 days qualified as migraine) during the 28-day screening period were randomized to receive ATO 30mg twice daily (BID), ATO 60mg once daily (QD), or PBO in the 12-week treatment period. In this analysis we examined a Europe subpopulation. Primary outcome was change from baseline in monthly migraine days (MMDs) across the 12-week treatment period, and the key secondary outcome was proportion of participants with ≥50% reduction in 3-month MMD average.

Results: From the safety population (n=773; female, 87.6%, mean age, 42.1y), 760 individuals were included in the off-treatment hypothetical estimand population and 269 were included in the Europe subpopulation (PBO n=88, ATO 30mg BID n=91, ATO 60mg QD n=90). Least square (LS) mean change in MMDs was −8.44 in the ATO 30mg BID and −8.00 ATO 60mg QD groups compared to −5.42 in the PBO group. LS mean difference [95% CI] vs PBO was greater in both groups (ATO 30mg BID: −3.02 [−4.82, −1.22]; ATO 60mg QD: −2.59 [−4.39, −0.79]). A higher proportion of ATO 30mg BID (48.4%; OR [95% CI]: 1.87 [1.01, 3.44]; nominal P=0.0457) and ATO 60mg QD (46.7%; OR [95% CI]: 1.84 [1.00, 3.41]; nominal P=0.0511) participants had a ≥50% reduction in 3-month average of MMDs compared to PBO (33.0%).

Conclusions: In the Europe subpopulation, both ATO doses demonstrated significantly higher reductions in mean MMDs and proportions of ≥50% responders in MMD reduction over 3 months vs PBO.

P130 Additional effects of pain neuroscience education combined with physiotherapy on the headache frequency of adult patients with migraine – a randomized controlled trial

R. Meise¹, G. F. Carvalho¹, C. Thiel², K. Luedtke¹

¹University of Luebeck, Department of Physiotherapy, Pain and Exercise Research Luebeck (P.E.R.L), Luebeck, Germany; ²University of Applied Sciences, Department of Applied Health Sciences, Bochum, Germany

Correspondence: R. Meise

Aim:To assess the efficacy of pain neuroscience education (PNE) combined with physiotherapy (PT) compared to physiotherapy alone for the management of migraine.

Background: Physiotherapy can significantly reduce the intensity and frequency of migraine, but the level of evidence is low. PNE might pose a promising treatment for migraine patients, as it addresses migraine as a chronic pain disease.

Methods: In this randomized controlled trial, patients with migraine received PT+PNE or PT alone. The primary outcomes were reduction of headache frequency (days/month) migraine days and migraine associated disability. Secondary outcomes included migraine specific quality of life, depression, neck pain and the acquired knowledge on the neurophysiology of pain. The treatments were preceded by a three-month waiting period during which a headache diary was kept. A two-way repeated ANOVA was used to assess between- and within-subjects factors and interactions, including group and time for baseline, post-treatment and 3-month follow-up.

Results: 82 patients participated in the study and showed a significant decrease of headache frequency post-treatment and at 3-months follow-up (F2,158 = 4.12, p = 0.02) (effect size d= 0.46). There was no difference between groups (F2,158 = 1.35, p = 0.26). Frequency of migraine days, only, showed a significant difference between groups (F2,158= 5.04, p = 0.008) with a greater reduction in the PT+PNE group (medium effect size d= 0.5). Migraine associated disability showed a significant decrease at 3-months follow-up (strong effect size d= 1.15) (F1,80 = 24.08, p < 0.001 (d= 1.15) and no difference between groups (F1,80 = 0.30, p = 0.583). Secondary outcomes demonstrated a significant effect of time with no interaction between time and group.

Conclusion: PNE does not significantly add to the effect of physiotherapy regarding the reduction of headache frequency and migraine associated disability but may reduce the number of migraine days.

Fig. 1 (abstract P130).

See text for description.

Fig. 2 (abstract P130).

See text for description.

P131 Assessing Hypersensitivity, Cortical Hyperexcitability, and Habituation in Migraine, according to Age and Disease Severity, using Visual Evoked Potentials during Pattern-Reversal Stimulation

A. Marti-Marca¹, A. Vilà-Balló¹, X. Cerdá-Company¹, N. Ikumi¹, M. Torralba², M. Torres-Ferrús^1,3, E. Caronna^1,3, V. J. Gallardo¹, A. de la Torre Suñe¹, A. Alpuente^1,3, S. Soto-Faraco^2,4, P. Pozo-Rosich^1,3

¹Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Headache and Neurological Pain, Barcelona, Spain; ²Center for Brain and Cognition, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Multisensory Research Group, Barcelona, Spain; ³Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: A. Marti-Marca

Objective: Our goal was to test whether hypersensitivity, cortical hyperexcitability, and hyperresponsivity (lack of habituation) are typical of migraine interictally and whether inconsistencies might be attributed to age or disease severity.

Method: Two experiments were carried out on: (1) 18 young patients (22.8±1.89 years) with low-frequency episodic migraine (3.4±3.35 headache days/month) and 27 matched controls (21.8±2.03 years); and (2) 16 middle-aged patients (41.8±9.21 years) with high-frequency episodic migraine (12.4±4.30 headache days/month) and 29 matched controls (39.2±8.84 years). A neurologist confirmed the diagnoses. We obtained migraine phase (using eDiaries), Sensory Perception Quotient (SPQ) scores, and PR-VEPs (N1, P1). Interictal data was analysed; initial sample: 23(1) and 57(2) patients. The SPQ was used to measure hypersensitivity, Group differences in P1-N1 amplitude denoted cortical hyperexcitability, and habituation was defined as a decrease of P1-N1 amplitude across Blocks/Trials. P1-N1 Peak-to-Peak amplitudes were analysed with linear mixed models considering Block (100 trials/Block) or Trial (all trials) and Group.

Results: Patients reported increased sensitivity to visual stimuli on the SPQ ((1)p=0.010; (2)p=0.017) compared to controls. Regarding P1-N1 data, there was no significant main effect of Group in either (1) or (2), ruling out cortical hyperexcitability. Significant interactions between Block-x-Group ((1)p<0.012;(2)p=0.005) and Trial-x-Group ((1)&(2)p<0.0001) were observed. Post-hoc tests indicated habituation both in patients, regardless of age and headache frequency ((1)&(2)p<0.0001), and controls ((1)p=0.001;(2)p<0.0001). Patients showed a sharper habituation slope than controls ((1)p=0.0001;(2)p<0.0001).

Conclusion: Hypersensitivity to visual stimuli was not related to cortical hyperexcitability or interictal habituation using PR-VEPs; these findings did not vary based on age or disease severity in episodic migraine.

P132 Effects of vitamin B1, B6, and B12 on serum levels of CGRP, endothelial nitric-oxide synthase, homocysteine, and headache characteristics in women with episodic migraine

S. Nematgorgani¹, M. Togha¹, S. Razeghi Jahromi², E. Jafari¹

¹Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Headache Department, Tehran, Iran; ²Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, Tehran, Iran

Correspondence: S. Nematgorgani

Question: Migraine is a common, painful, and debilitating disease. Previous studies have shown that B vitamins especially vitamin B2 are beneficial in treating pain and migraine; however, the mechanism of their actions, and also the effects of other vitamin B supplements remain unclear. The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of vitamin B1, B6, B12 supplementation versus placebo on serum levels of CGRP, endothelial nitric-oxide synthase, homocysteine and headache characteristics in women with episodic migraine (EM).

Methods: This double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial study included 80 episodic migraineurs who randomly assigned into four equal groups to receive either daily dose of vitamin B6 (80 mg), B12 (500 μg), B1 (300 mg) or placebo for 12 weeks. At baseline and after the trial, general characteristics, biochemical factors, anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, physical activity and headache diaries form were collected. CGRP, eNOS, and homocysteine levels were measured using an ELISA kit before and after the intervention.

Results: 64 patients completed the study. After controlling baseline values and confounders supplementation with vitamin B6 reduced serum levels of CGRP compared to placebo (P <0.047) and B12 groups (P <0.008). Each of the B1, B12 and B6 supplements resulted in a decrease in the mean severity of headache attacks compared to the placebo group (P<0.001, P<0.006, P<0.001). The number of headache days went down significantly in only groups B1 and B12 (P<0.022, P<0.004). In contrast, the duration of headache attacks did not differ significantly among the groups.

Conclusion: We found that supplementation with vitamins B1, B12, and B6 improved migraine characteristics. The effect of vitamin B6 at least partly seems to be due to decreasing serum levels of CGRP in patients with episodic migraine. Further research is needed to determine the mechanisms of action of other vitamins on migraine.

P133 Quantifying aversion thresholds to light, sound, smell, and touch in migraine: A longitudinal study in migraine and non-headache controls

N. Ikumi¹, A. Marti-Marca¹, A. Vilà-Balló¹, X. Cerdá-Company¹, A. Torre-Suñe¹, V. J. Gallardo¹, A. Alpuente², E. Caronna¹, P. Pozo-Rosich^1,2

¹Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute, Department of Medicine, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ²Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: N. Ikumi

Question

To prospectively and longitudinally quantify sensory aversion thresholds to light, sound, smell (smoked, lavender, vanilla), and brush touch in migraine patients and investigate whether they are modulated by headache intensity and phase of the migraine cycle.

Methods

In the laboratory, we precisely quantified sensory aversion thresholds on a daily basis over the course of 27 days. A 2AFC (decision whether the presented stimulus was perceived as bothersome or not) using an adaptive procedure or a rating scale, was used to estimate the aversion of each stimulus (white light, 1000 Hz sounds, smoked, lavender, and vanilla smells, and cutaneous light brush). Besides headache intensity, we also controlled for various factors daily such as menstruation, medication intake, sleep quality, and participant anxiety.

Results

We included six episodic migraine patients (between 2 and 13 headache days/month) and two headache-free controls that were gender-(100% females) and age-(W=1, p=0.12) matched. We found that aversion to light (p.adj<0.01), sound (p.adj<0.01), smell (smoked; p.adj=0.01, vanilla; p.adj<0.01, lavender; p.adj=0.01), and touch (p.adj<0.01) increased with headache intensity in migraine. However, aversion thresholds in migraine compared to controls were only differentially modulated at certain phases of the migraine cycle for the tested sensory modalities.

Conclusions

Aversion thresholds of various sensory modalities change alongside headache intensity in patients with migraine; enhancing our understanding of the presence of multiple sensory modality fluctuations throughout the migraine cycle.

Figure 1. Example of one participant's data. Z-scores of the measured aversion thresholds/scores, anxiety-state, and sleep quality over 27 days. Missing data was filled in black, while presence of menstruation/medication intake were filled in grey. Colours of the z-scores for the auditory/visual thresholds were inverted to ease interpretation.

Fig. 1 (abstract P133).

See text for description.

P134 Negative impact of under-diagnosed migraine in university students in Slovakia

Duraníková O, Horváthová S, Valkovič P

2nd Department of Neurology, Comenius University Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital in Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia

Correspondence: O. Duraníková and S. Horváthová

Introduction: Migraine is prevalent and disabling disorder affecting more than 1 bilion people worldwide. Despite its increasing prevalence, socioeconomic impact and modern prophylactic treatment, migraine remains under-diagnosed and under-treated. Acording to the Consensus statement endorsed by the EHF and EAN, preventive treatment for migraine is recommended for patients adversely affected in ≥2 days per month despite optimized treatment. The aim of our study was to determine the proportion of undiagnosed and under-treated patients with prophylactic therapy among migraine sufferers in university students. Method: We screened 472 university students (356 women,age 22.0 ± 2.4 years) of Comenius University in Bratislava via an online questionnaire for any type of headache. Subsequently, we searched for migraine using diagnostic criteria according to ICHD-3. In positive patients we evaluated their average number of days with migraine per month and we asked if they have ever seen any specialist because of migraine. Results: 29.5% (n=139) of students fulfilled migraine criteria. 56.9% of (n=79) students have never been examined by specialist, 28.1% (n=39) were examined by neurologist, 5.8% (n=8) by GP, 9.4% by more than one specialist. We identified 85.6% (n=119) of students with ≥2 days of migraine per month, 25.2% with 2-7 days, 15.8% with 7-14 days, 38.1% with >14 days. In our cohort no patient was treated for migraine prophylaxis. Conclusion: We confirmed under-diagnosed migraine in more than half of students, less than 1/3 underwent neurological examination. We found more than 2/3 of students with ≥2 days with migraine per month. Despite fulfilling criteria, none of the students were using prophylactic treatment. Therefore screening of migraine patients by neurologists can improve accurate diagnosis and immediate initiation of migraine prophylaxis can lead to reduction of monthly migraine days, reduced need for acute medications and improve quality of their lives.

P135 Change in Migraine Diagnosis After Preventive Treatment With Eptinezumab: Post Hoc Analysis of the PROMISE Studies

P. Pozo-Rosich¹, D. Dodick², A. Ettrup³, J. Hirman⁴, R. Cady^5,6

¹Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ³Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark; ⁴Pacific Northwest Statistical Consulting, Inc, Woodinville, WA, United States; ⁵Lundbeck, Bothell, WA, United States; ⁶RK Consults, Ozark, MO, United States

Correspondence: P. Pozo-Rosich

OBJECTIVE: To identify the proportions of patients shifting from higher to lower levels of headache frequency over Months 1-6 of treatment in the PROMISE studies.

METHODS: Headache frequency was categorized into 4 groups: chronic migraine (CM; ≥15 monthly headache days [MHDs]), high-frequency episodic migraine (HFEM; 10–14 MHDs), low-frequency episodic migraine (LFEM; 4–9 MHDs), and very-low-frequency episodic migraine (VLFEM; ≤3 MHDs). Outcomes included the percentage of patients within each MHD group and the percentage of patients improving by ≥1 diagnostic category.

RESULTS: At PROMISE-1 baseline, most patients were classified as having HFEM (100mg, 46.2% [102/221]; 300mg, 48.2% [107/222]; placebo, 51.4% [114/222]) or LFEM (100mg, 46.6% [103/221]; 300mg, 42.8% [95/222]; placebo, 42.3% [94/222]). In total, 35.7% (100mg, 79/221), 37.4% (300mg, 83/222), and 30.6% (placebo, 68/222) of patients had 6 months with reduction of ≥1 diagnostic category.

At PROMISE-2 baseline, all patients treated with eptinezumab 100mg (356/356) and placebo (366/366) groups experienced ≥15 MHDs, as did 99.4% (348/350) of patients treated with 300mg. In total, 43.0% (100mg, 153/356), 48.3% (300mg, 169/350), and 31.7% (placebo, 116/366) of patients had 6 months with reduction of ≥1 diagnostic category.

CONCLUSIONS: Patients treated with eptinezumab reported more downward shifts in diagnostic frequency category in Month 1 and sustained or improved this shift through Month 6 of treatment than placebo.

P136 Hormonal treatment for menstrual migraine: rationale and protocol of the WHAT!-Trial

B. van der Arend^1,2, I. Vehagen^1,2, D. van Casteren¹, A. Maassen van den Brink², G. Terwindt¹

¹Leiden University Medical Center, Neurology, Leiden, Netherlands; ²Erasmus Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Correspondence: B. van der Arend

Introduction – Currently, there is no evidence-based hormonal treatment for migraine in women. Several small studies suggested a beneficial effect of hormonal contraceptives, but no large randomized controlled trial has been performed. As proof of efficacy is lacking and usage may be accompanied by potentially severe side effects, there is a great need for research on this topic. In a small study a beneficial effect of vitamin E with respect to pain severity and functional disability was described, which was suggested to be mediated by a reduction of prostaglandin production in the endometrium.

Objectives – To study the efficacy of continuous daily use of ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel (30/150 μg/day) compared to vitamin E (400 IU/day) in the treatment of menstrual migraine.

Methods – Women with menstrual migraine (n=180) are randomly assigned (1:1) to ethinylestradiol/levonorgestrel 30/150μg or vitamin E 400IU. The study is open-label since we consider it practically and ethically not feasible to blind participants. Vitamin E is chosen as an active comparator. Participants start with a baseline period of 4 weeks, which is followed by a 12-week treatment period. During the study period, participants fill out our headache E-Diary, which is time-locked and includes an automated algorithm differentiating headache and migraine days based on ICHD-3 criteria. The Stanford Expectations of Treatment Scale (SETS) will be used to help assess expectancy effects of both interventions.

Results – Primary outcome will be change in monthly migraine days (MMD) from baseline (week -4 to 0) to the last 4 weeks of treatment (weeks 9-12). Secondary outcomes will be change in monthly headache days (MHD), and 50% responder rates of MMD and MHD.

Conclusion – The WHAT!-Trial aims to investigate superiority of continuous oral contraceptive treatment for menstrual migraine. Results may be implemented in clinical practice at short notice.

Trial registration: Clinical trials.gov NCT04007874

P136a Efficacy and Safety of Zavegepant Nasal Spray for the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Results of a Phase 3 Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial

K. Mullin¹, R. Croop², J. Pavlovic³, L. Mosher², T. Smith⁴, J. Madonia², M. Lovegren², V. Coric², R. Lipton³

¹New England Institute for Neurology and Headache, Stamford, CT, United States; ²Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States; ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ⁴Study Metrix Research, Saint Peters, MO, United States

Correspondence: R. Croop

Objective

Compare the efficacy and safety of zavegepant nasal spray with placebo in the acute treatment of migraine.

Methods

In this phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (NCT04571060), adults with a history of 2-8 moderate or severe monthly migraine attacks self-administered 1 dose of zavegepant 10 mg nasal spray or placebo to treat 1 migraine attack of moderate or severe pain intensity. The co-primary endpoints were 2-hour freedom from pain and the most bothersome symptom (MBS).

Results

Of 1405 randomized subjects, 1269 (mean age 41 years, 83% female) were evaluable for efficacy (zavegepant n=623, placebo n=646). Zavegepant was superior to placebo for 2-hour freedom from pain (23.6% vs 14.9%, P<.0001) and 2-hour MBS freedom (39.6% vs 31.1%, P=.0012). Secondary endpoints included pain relief at 15 minutes (15.9% vs 8.0%, P<.0001) and 2 hours (58.7% vs 49.7%, P=.0012); return to normal function at 30 minutes (10.5% vs 6.1%, P=.0059) and 2 hours (35.8% vs 25.6%, P=.0001); and sustained pain relief 2 to 48 hours (36.1% vs 29.6%, P=.013) postdose. Figure 1 summarizes outcomes for the coprimary and secondary endpoints; Figure 2 presents pain relief from 15 minutes through 2 hours postdose. The most common (≥2%) adverse events (zavegepant vs placebo) were dysgeusia (20.5% vs 4.7%), nasal discomfort (3.7% vs .8%), and nausea (3.2% vs 1.1%). Most adverse events were mild or moderate; none were serious.

Conclusions

Zavegepant nasal spray was effective for the acute treatment of migraine, achieving its coprimary endpoints and providing a rapid onset of pain relief as early as 15 minutes postdose, sustained benefits to 48 hours postdose, and favorable safety and tolerability.

Fig. 1 (abstract P136a).

Zavegepant Nasal Spray versus Placebo in the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Summary of Results on Coprimary and Secondary Efficacy Endpoints.^*

Fig. 2 (abstract P136a).

Zavegepant Nasal Spray Versus Placebo in the Acute Treatment of Migraine: Pain Relief at 15, 30, 60, and 120 Minutes Postdose

P137 Identification of crystal-clear days in migraine using data of a nation-wide population-based study

W. Lee^1,2, S. J. Cho³, H. Hwang⁴, M. Lee⁵, E. H. Kim⁵, K. M. Kim², K. Heo², K. Jang^2,6, M. K. Chu²

¹Yongin Severance Hospital, Neurology, Yongin, South Korea; ²Yonsei University College of Medicine, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea; ³Hallym University College of Medicine, Neurology, Hwaseong, South Korea; ⁴Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Neurology, Wonju, South Korea; ⁵Yonsei University College of Medicine, Biomedical Systems Informatics, Seoul, South Korea; ⁶Jangseong Hospital, Neurology, Jangseong-gun, South Korea

Correspondence: W. Lee

Question: Headache-free days are not equal to migraine symptom-free days because migraine affects individuals during the headache-free period. We tried to investigate and differentiate them. Crystal-clear days can be characterized by days without headache and having minimal or no migraine symptoms. In contrast, days without headache, but with more than minimal migraine symptoms, can be defined as unclear days.

Methods: Participants with migraine and non-migraine headache were investigated, using the data of the Circannual Change in Headache and Sleep study, a nation-wide population survey on headache and sleep. Cross-sectional and case–control analyses were done. The number of crystal-clear days per 30 days was assessed by asking "How many days have you had crystal-clear days without headache during the previous 30 days?" We defined headache-free, but not crystal-clear days, as unclear days. The number of unclear days per 30 days was calculated as follows: 30 – the number of headache days per 30 days – the number of crystal-clear days per 30 days.

Results: Of 170 participants with migraine, 165 (97.1%) had unclear days. The numbers of crystal-clear days (median and interquartile range, 20.0 [15.0 – 25.0] vs. 25.0 [20.0 –29.0], p<0.001) and unclears days (4.0 [0.0 – 8.0] vs. 1.0 [0.0 – 7.0], p<0.001) per 30 days in participants with migraine were significantly lower and higher, respectively than in those with non-migraine headache. Headache days (incident rate ratio and 95% confidence interval, 0.94 [0.90 – 0.97], p<0.001) and weekly average sleep duration (0.95 [0.91 – 1.00], p=0.035) were significant factors for crystal-clear days in participants with migraine.

Conclusions: The number of crystal-clear days were different from that of headache-free days. Almost all participants with migraine had unclear days. Our findings will facilitate understanding the symptoms and burden of migraine.

Fig. 1 (abstract P137).

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Fig. 2 (abstract P137).

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P137a Long-Term Treatment With Lasmiditan in Patients With Migraine: Results From the Open-Label Extension of the CENTURION Study

M. Ashina¹, C. Roos², D. Ayer³, D. Ruff³, J. Krege³, L. Q. Li³, M. Komori⁴

¹University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Dept. of Neurolog, Copenhagen, Denmark; ²Lariboisiere Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France; ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, United States; ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Hyogo, Japan

Correspondence: M. Ashina

Background: This OLE collected data for ≤1 year about dose optimization, patterns of use, migraine-related disability, and quality of life during lasmiditan treatment.

Methods: Patients (pts) who completed the CENTURION study (EUDRACT: 2018-001661-17 / NCT: NCT03670810) started lasmiditan 100 mg; dose may adjust to 50/200 mg. Migraine Disability Assessment

(MIDAS) and Migraine Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MSQ) were used.

Results: In all, 445 (intention-to-treat) treated ≥1 attack with lasmiditan. 8654 of 11327(76.4%) attacks were treated with lasmiditan (84.9% were moderate/severe pain). Reasons for not treating with lasmiditan were planning to drive or operate machinery (8% of attacks) or thought another medication would work better (6% of attacks). Most pts (47.0%) remained on 100 mg. Mean improvements in MIDAS Total Score was -13.0(24.9) at month 12. Mean improvement in the MSQ total score was 11.3(19.4) at month 12. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) reported in ≥5% of pts included dizziness, paresthesia, fatigue, nausea, vertigo, somnolence, and asthenia. Most TEAEs were mild/moderate in severity. Four (0.9%) pts reported a serious TEAE; 1(0.2%) self-reported case of serotonin syndrome lasting 1 hr:40 min not requiring intervention was considered related to lasmiditan.

Conclusions: In the relatively real-world conditions, lasmiditan therapy was associated with a high completion rate (72.1%). Most attacks were treated with lasmiditan and remained on 100 mg throughout. Pts showed improvements in migraine-related disability and quality of life. There were no new safety findings.

P138 Patterns of use of monoclonal antibodies for the preventive treatment of migraine: Results from the OVERCOME (EU) study

J. Pascual¹, D. Novick², T. Panni³, G. Dell Agnello⁴, S. Evers⁵, S. Gonderten⁶

¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla and University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain; ²Eli Lilly and Company Ltd., Bracknell, United Kingdom; ³Eli Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany; ⁴Eli Lilly Italia SpA, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; ⁵University of Münster, Münster, Germany; ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Correspondence: S. Evers and S. Gonderten

Question

The aim of this analysis was to investigate the reasons for starting, stopping or switching treatment with calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) for migraine prevention in the European ObserVational survey of the Epidemiology, tReatment and Care of MigrainE (OVERCOME [EU]) study.

Methods

Data were obtained from a cross-sectional web-based survey (2020-2021). Adult respondents fulfilled International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD)-3 criteria for migraine or had a self-reported physician diagnosis. Respondents who ever used mAbs (erenumab, fremanezumab, galcanezumab) were considered in this analysis. Reasons to start, stop, or switch treatment were collected and summarised using descriptive statistics.

Results

Of 20,756 respondents, 2167 (10.4%) had used one or more mAbs. Among users of mAbs, the mean (standard deviation [SD]) age was 32.9 (10.4) years, 38.8% were female, and mean (SD) headache days per month was 3.4 (4.4). A total of 333 (15.4%) had switched and 1189 (54.9%) had stopped. No dominant reasons for starting mAbs could be identified (all reported as 15-20%). The 3 most common reasons for switching were recommendation from the doctor (27.0%) or a friend/family member (26.7%), and preference for the injector/needle used (26.7%). Reasons for stopping included improvement in headaches, recommendations from others, dosage, or tolerability. Only 11.5% stopped their medication because it was not working.

Conclusions

Reasons for starting mAbs were multiple, including physician recommendation and patient efficacy expectations. The finding that recommendation from others was the most frequent reason for switching highlights the importance of the patient-physician relationship and family support in the management of migraine.

P139 Cardiovascular risk factors and migraine: Results from the population-based Rotterdam study

L. Al-Hassany¹, C. Acarsoy², M. K. Ikram^2,3, D. Bos^2,4, A. Maassen van den Brink¹

¹Erasmus Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ²Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Epidemiology, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ³Erasmus Medical Center, Neurology, Rotterdam, Netherlands; ⁴Erasmus Medical Center, Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Correspondence: L. Al-Hassany

Objective Migraine is associated with cardiovascular (CV) events. Interestingly, less is known about the link between CV risk factors and migraine, and the role of sex herein. Therefore, we conducted this study to investigate the association between the lifetime prevalence of migraine and CV risk factors in both sexes.

Methods In 7266 participants from the population-based Rotterdam Study (median age 66.6 [IQR 56.4−74.8], 57.5% female), we assessed migraine using a structured interview. Migraine patients were matched by age to individuals without migraine (ratio 1:3). We performed univariable and multivariable conditional logistic regression analyses on the association of CV risk factors and migraine, stratified for sex. In the first model we included clinical risk factors: current smoking, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus (DM). The second model aimed to provide insights into the contribution of separate components of the CV system, including smoking status (former/current), total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein, triglycerides, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), body mass index, and DM. Both models were additionally adjusted for alcohol intake and physical activity.

Results From the 7266, 1085 had active or a history of migraine. We found that current smoking was related to a lower migraine prevalence in females (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.72, 95% CI 0.58-0.90). Also, a higher diastolic BP related to a slightly higher prevalence of migraine in females only (OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.02-1.20). No associations were observed for other factors in both sexes.

Conclusions Traditional CV risk factors are unrelated to migraine, except for smoking. While underlying mechanisms are not clarified yet, our study contributes to the hypothesis that migraine is associated with non-traditional CV risk factors, which may relate to microvascular dysfunction, as reflected by the slightly increased diastolic BP. These mechanisms may differ among sexes.

P140 A prospective evaluation of neurological presentations to a National Neuro-Behçet Clinic in the UK- Migraine is the commonest neurological complaint in Behçet"s disease

M. Ghadiri-Sani^1,2, S. Broadhurst¹, J. Nair², R. Moots²

¹Walton Centre NHS foundation Trust, Neurology, Liverpool, United Kingdom; ²Aintree University Hospital, Rheumatology, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Correspondence: M. Ghadiri-Sani

Introduction

Behçet"s disease (BD) is a relapsing multisystem inflammatory condition. It manifests as recurrent oral and genital aphthous ulceration, skin lesions, ocular disease (uveitis), arthritis and neurological deficits.

Neuro-Behçet"s Disease (NBD) affects avout 10% of patients and can be associated with high morbidity and mortality and is classified into parenchymal (brainstem, multifocal, myelopathy, cerebral or optic neuropathy), and non-parenchymal (cerebral venous thrombosis, intracranial hypertension, acute meningeal syndromes) disease

Objectives

To evaluate patients seen in the NBC at the national Behçet"s centre in Liverpool, UK.

Methods

A prospective review of all patients in the NBC from December 2021 to June 2022.

Results

24 patients (10%, F: 19, M:5) were seen in the NBD clinic, of the total of 249 patients. 4 patients (2%) fulfilled the criteria for NBD, 3 of which had parenchymal disease, 1 with inflammatory cerebellar lesions, 1 with an inflammatory CSF but normal imaging and one with optic neuropathy. One patient had non-parenchymal disease with cerebral sinus venous thrombosis (CSVT).

20 (83%) patients presented with migraine, 15 (75%) of whom had associated medication overuse headaches (MOH). Only 13 patients had received prior preventatives.

18 (75%) patients were already on immunosuppression initiated and 1 patient was started on immunosuppression following the diagnosis of CSVT.

Conclusion

Based on our findings, NBD remains a rare complication of BD (2%) with majority of patients seen in the NBC presenting with migraine (83%); only 65% (13) of whom had received on average 2 prior preventative treatment (Propranolol, 5 and Pregabalin, 6). MOH is a common co-morbid condition. Given the prevalence of migraine in the general population, further studies would be required to ascertain the correlation to BD.

Other complications of NBD were much rarer but associated with significant morbidity.

P141 Safety and tolerability of atogepant: a post hoc analysis of pooled data from four clinical trials

P. Rizzoli¹, M. Marmura², J. Robblee³, J. McVige⁴, S. Sacco⁵, R. De Abreu Ferreira⁶, L. Rekeda⁷, J. Ma⁷, B. Dabruzzo⁷, M. Ashina⁸

¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; ²Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States; ³Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, United States; ⁴DENT Neurologic Institute, Amherst, NY, United States; ⁵Carolinas Headache Clinic, Matthews, NC, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Chicago, IL, United States; ⁷AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁸University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, Neurology, Copenhagen, Denmark

Correspondence: P. Rizzoli

Objective: To characterize the safety and tolerability profile of atogepant for the preventive treatment of migraine, using pooled data across 4 clinical trials.

Methods: Data were pooled from 2 randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled (RPC) trials (a phase 2b/3 trial, and a phase 3 trial [ADVANCE]), and 2 open-label, long-term safety (LTS) trials of atogepant in participants with episodic migraine (EM). The phase 2b/3 trial evaluated atogepant 10, 30, and 60 mg once daily and 30 and 60 mg twice daily vs placebo. The ADVANCE trial evaluated the efficacy and safety of atogepant 10, 30, and 60 mg once daily vs placebo. Participants who completed the phase 2b/3 trial and the ADVANCE trial were eligible to participate in the 52-week and 40-week LTS trials, respectively. Both LTS trials assessed the safety and tolerability of atogepant 60 mg once daily. Here, we focus on the US-approved atogepant dosing of 10, 30, and 60 mg once daily.

Results: A total of 1550 participants from RPC trials and 1424 participants from LTS trials were pooled for this analysis. Of the 1142 participants who received atogepant once daily in the RPC trials, 643 (56.3%) experienced ≥1 treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE) vs 218 (53.4%) in the pooled placebo group, and serious TEAEs were reported in 7 (0.6%) participants who received atogepant vs 4 (1.0%) in the pooled placebo group (Table). The most commonly reported TEAEs (>5% in either arm) in the RPC trials (atogepant vs placebo) were nausea (6.6% vs 3.2%), constipation (6.1% vs 1.2%), and upper respiratory tract infection (5.3% vs 6.1%). Of the 1228 participants who received atogepant in the LTS trials, 792 (64.5%) experienced ≥1 TEAE, and 47 (3.8%) reported serious TEAEs. The most commonly reported TEAEs (>5%) among those who received atogepant in the LTS trials were similar to those reported in the RPC trials.

Conclusions: The daily administration of atogepant in adults with EM up to 52 weeks was safe and generally well tolerated.

Table 1 (abstract P141). Summary of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events for the Once-Daily Dose Groups

P142 Effect of atogepant on Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire and Headache Impact Test-6 in a 12-week, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 (PROGRESS) trial for preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM)

R. Lipton¹, P. Pozo-Rosich², D. Dodick³, S. Christie⁴, J. Ailani⁵, K. Nagy⁶, J. Stokes⁷, H. Guo⁷, P. Gandhi⁷

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ³Mayo Clinic, Neurology, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ⁴University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada; ⁵MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Budapest, Hungary; ⁷AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States

Correspondence: R. Lipton

Objective: To evaluate impact of atogepant (ATO) on key secondary and exploratory patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for measures of functioning and headache-related impact among individuals with CM.

Methods: Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled trial. Participants with ≥1-year history of CM, ≥15 headache d/mo in the past 3 months, and ≥15 headache days (with ≥8 days qualifying as migraine days) during the 28-day screening period were randomized to receive ATO 30mg twice daily (BID), ATO 60mg once daily (QD), or PBO during the 12-week treatment period. PROs included the Migraine-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire v2.1 (MSQ) and Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6). Change from baseline in MSQ Role Function-Restrictive (RFR) domain and HIT-6 scores at week 12 were key secondary endpoints in Europe and Canada (MSQ RFR was also a key secondary endpoint in the United States). A graphical approach with weighted Bonferroni test procedure was used to control the overall type I error rate at the two-sided α=.05 level for key secondary endpoints. For exploratory endpoints, nominal P values were provided without adjusting for multiplicity.

Results: Of 778 participants randomized, 773 received study drug (mean age: 42.1y; 87.6% female), and 755 were included in the modified intent-to-treat population (ATO 30mg BID, n=253; ATO 60mg QD, n=256; PBO, n=246). At all assessed timepoints, increases from baseline (improvements) in all MSQ domain scores were significantly greater in both ATO doses vs PBO (P<.01) (Figure). Both doses demonstrated significant improvement in HIT-6 scores vs PBO at all assessed time points (P<.001). Significantly greater proportions of ATO- vs PBO-treated participants were HIT-6 responders (reduction ≥5 points) at all time points and doses (nominal P<.001).

Conclusions: ATO demonstrated statistically significant improvements in PRO measures of functional ability and impact of headache.

Fig. 1 (abstract P142).

Change From Baseline in MSQ Role Function-Restrictive Domain at Weeks 4, 8, and 12

P143 Effect of atogepant on the Activity Impairment in Migraine–Diary and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire in a 12-week, double-blind, randomized, phase 3 (PROGRESS) trial for preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM)

R. Lipton¹, P. Pozo-Rosich², D. Dodick³, D. I. Friedman⁴, J. Ailani⁵, J. Smith⁶, J. Stokes⁷, B. Schwefel⁸, P. Gandhi⁷

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; ³Mayo Clinic, Neurology, Scottsdale, AZ, United States; ⁴University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Departments of Neurology and Ophthalmology, Dallas, TX, United States; ⁵MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States; ⁶AbbVie, Irvine, CA, United States; ⁷AbbVie, Madison, NJ, United States; ⁸AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, United States

Correspondence: R. Lipton

Objective: To evaluate impact of atogepant (ATO) on key secondary and exploratory patient-reported outcomes (PROs) for measures of daily functioning and work productivity among individuals with CM.

Methods: A phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled, parallel-group trial. Participants (≥1-year history of CM, ≥15 headache d/mo in the past 3 months, and ≥15 headache days [≥8 migraine days] during the 28-day screening period) were randomized to receive ATO 30mg twice daily (BID), ATO 60mg once daily (QD), or PBO for 12 weeks. PROs included the Activity Impairment in Migraine–Diary (AIM-D) and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI): Migraine. Improvements across the 12-week period in AIM-D Performance of Daily Activities (PDA) and Physical Impairment (PI) domains were key secondary endpoints in all regions except Europe and Canada. A graphical approach with weighted Bonferroni test procedure was used to control the overall type I error rate at the 2-sided α=.05 level for key secondary endpoints. For exploratory endpoints, nominal P values were provided without adjusting for multiplicity.

Results: Of 773 participants (mean age: 42.1y; 87.6% female) from the safety population, 755 were included in the modified intent-to-treat population (ATO 30mg BID, n=253; ATO 60mg QD, n=256; PBO, n=246). Both ATO groups had statistically significant improvements from baseline across the 12-week treatment period in AIM-D PDA (Figure) and PI domain scores (P<.01), and nominally significant improvements at weeks 1-4, weeks 5-8, and weeks 9-12 (only for 30mg BID) for both AIM-D domains vs placebo. Nominally significant improvements were seen in presenteeism, overall work productivity loss (Figure), and activity impairment at all time points, and in absenteeism at weeks 4 and 12, for both doses vs PBO (P<.05).

Conclusions: ATO demonstrated statistically significant improvements in PRO measures of daily functioning and work productivity.

Fig. 1 (abstract P143).

Change From Baseline in (A) AIM-D Performance of Daily Activities at Weeks 1-4, 5-8, and 9-12 and Across 12 Weeks and (B) WPAI Overall Work Productivity Loss at Weeks 1-4, 5-8, and 9-12

P144 Erenumab as a first line preventive treatment for episodic migraine in Spain: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

P. Irimia¹, S. Sánchez², C. Crespo², M. Martínez³, P. Pozo-Rosich^4,5

¹Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Neurology, Pamplona, Spain; ²Axentiva Solutions S.L., Barcelona, Spain; ³Novartis, Barcelona, Spain; ⁴Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain; ⁵Autonomous University of Barcelona, Research Group, VHIR, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: P. Irimia

OBJECTIVE: To perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of erenumab 140 mg vs topiramate for the prophylaxis of episodic migraine in preventive treatment naïve patients in Spain.

METHODS: We built a cost-effectiveness analysis using a Markov model with 12-week cycles based on responders from the societal perspective. A responder was defined as having a minimum 50% reduction in the number of monthly migraine days (MMDs). The hypothetical cohort were patients with episodic migraine (4+ MMD), preventive treatment naive (80.5% women and mean age of 41 years). We estimated quality-adjusted life years (QALY) and MMD over a 5-year time horizon. Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios based on QALYs and MMD avoided were performed. Resource use and costs (2022) were obtained from official data sources and were validated by an expert panel. Sensitivity analysis was performed to validate the robustness.

RESULTS:

At 5 years, QALYs were 3.23 for topiramate and 3.35 for erenumab. Erenumab showed an incremental cost per patient of 2.986€ vs topiramate. Incremental cost per QALY gained with erenumab was 24.859€, below the Spanish efficiency threshold. Patients treated with erenumab improved mean MMDs over time, from 9.05 MMDs at baseline to 6.03 MMDs at 5 years, while topiramate patients improved to 7.71. Given the total reduction of migraine days with erenumab, [MMD1] the cost per MMDs avoided with erenumab was 33€.

CONCLUSION: Erenumab (Aimovig®) is a cost-effective alternative vs topiramate for episodic migraine from the societal perspective. Our findings suggest that erenumab (Aimovig®) is cost-effective in preventive treatment naïve patients.

P145 Impact of migraine attack accompanying symptoms in treatment response to anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies treatment and their evolution after 6 months

A. Alpuente, A. Torre-Suñe, E. Caronna, M. Torres-Ferrús, P. Pozo-Rosich

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: A. Alpuente

Question: Studies with anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) poorly investigated their impact on migraine accompanying symptoms. We aimed to evaluate whether accompanying symptoms at baseline influenced mAb treatment response and their evolution after 6 months.

Methods: Prospective study. Patients with migraine diagnosis seen in the Headache Clinic and treated with erenumab, galcanezumab or fremanezumab were recruited. They completed a daily electronic diary providing data on migraine frequency and accompanying symptoms in every attack (photophobia, phonophobia, nausea, dizziness and aura). Patients were classified as responders or non-responders based on 50% or greater reduction in HDM at 6 months (≥50% RR). Accompanying symptoms ratios based on headache days per month (HDM) were assessed per patient at baseline and after 6 months. Comparisons for baseline characteristics, for accompanying symptoms ratios between responders and non-responders and for symptomatology between baseline and 6 months were performed. A generalized Poisson mixed-effects regression model was estimated to assess the potential effect of accompanying symptoms at baseline on HDM evolution.

Results: 106 patients were included, 48/106 (45%) had ≥50% RR. No statistically significant differences in accompanying symptoms at baseline were found between groups. A significant reduction in HDM in both groups after 6 months was found (-11.0 days/month responders,-3.2 days/month non-responders;p<0.001). Significant decreases in photophobia (-16.0%,p=0.008) and phonophobia ratios (-10.6%,p=0.037) were additionally found for responders. Accompanying symptoms at baseline did not reach a significant effect on HDM reduction over time.

Conclusions: Photophobia and phonophobia ratios based on HDM were significantly reduced in the responder group, indicating that the presence of these accompanying symptoms improve due to mAbs treatment and decrease to a higher rate than HDM does for responders after 6 months.

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P146 Mapping Migraine Minds: A cross-sectional survey to compare the difference in the level of treatment expectations and satisfaction for migraine among Indian male & female patients

S. Singh¹, R. L. Narasimhan², A. Gupta³, J. Sharma⁴, U. Sundar⁵, S. Thakur⁶, A. Thorat⁶

¹Artemis Hospital, Neurology, Gurgaon, India; ²Madras Medical College, Neurology, Chennai, India; ³Army Hospital, R&R New Delhi, New Delhi, India; ⁴Base Hospital, Neurology, New Delhi, India; ⁵Sion Hospital, Neurology, Mumbai, India; ⁶Novartis, Medical, Mumbai, India

Correspondence: S. Thakur

Objectives: To assess the difference in the level of treatment expectations and satisfaction for migraine among Indian male(M) and female(F) patients.

Methods: A survey was conducted from 20th April 2022 – 21st June 2022 in 300 adult male and female (1:1) migraine patients. Survey questionnaire was validated by a steering committee of 10 Indian neurologists. Data was collected by using telephonic and face to face interview mode.

Results: On an average, female migraine patients had higher expectations from migraine treatment compared with males [60%(F); 51%(M)]. Higher proportion of females wanted aggressive therapy for rapid relief [68%(F); 52%(M)]. Higher proportion of females expected symptom relief [53%(F); 41%(M)] & more females did not want their migraine to worsen [48%(F); 36%(M)]. Overall average treatment satisfaction level was lower in females than that in males for both acute [73%(F); 77%(M)] & preventive therapies [81%(F); 87%(M)].

Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that there is a difference in the level of treatment expectations & satisfaction with both acute & preventive therapies with female patients demanding more from their current migraine therapies. An individualized approach towards migraine care for both male & female patients comprising of realistic expectations from therapy, lifestyle modification, trigger management & early use of targeted advanced pharmacotherapy would improve clinical outcomes. A focused attention towards female migraine patients in India is warranted where females are also the caregivers, & their migraine could impact their families too

Key words: Migraine; Treatment satisfaction; Treatment expectation; Genders

P147 Migraine, chronic neck pain and endurance muscle cervical test - a controlled study

A. Rodrigues¹, M. Mendes Bragatto Scornavacca¹, L. Lima Florencio², L. Bigal³, M. Bigal⁴, D. Bevilaqua Grossi¹

¹University of São Paulo, Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; ²Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain; ³University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, North Chicago, IL, United States; ⁴Ventus Therapeutics, Montreal, Canada

Correspondence: A. Rodrigues

Objective: To verify if the cervical pain observed in patients with migraine may occur due to cervical muscle dysfunction, the presence of pain during the cervical muscle endurance test or a combination of both. Methods: Sample consists of 100 women, stratified by diagnosis (migraine, cervical pain, both and none) and self-reported pain during the cervical muscle endurance test (with or without headache and / or cervical pain during the endurance test). The resistance test for cervical flexion and extension was evaluated and immediately after each resistance test, the participants were asked if they had neck and / or head pain during the test. Pain was classified according to the numerical pain rate scale (NPRS, 0-10). Results: As for the diagnosis, during the endurance test in flexion, migraine patients with cervical pain presented less endurance when compared to the control (p = 0.02). In the extension endurance test, the cervical pain groups with or without migraine, had a shorter sustaining time than the control group (p <0.01). As for the report of pain during the endurance test in flexion and extension, those who had headache sustained less time than those without headache during the test. Similar results were seen when comparing those with head and neck pain versus no pain during the test (p <0.05). Conclusion: The clinical diagnosis was not decisive for the performance of muscular endurance. Instead, the presence of headache associate or not neck pain during the test is what caused the endurance time to decrease.

P148 Effects of Rimegepant 75 mg on Monthly Migraine Days: a 52-Week, Open-Label Extension Study

J. Ailani¹, D. Kudrow², T. Smith³, R. Lipton⁴, A. C. Thiry⁵, C. M. Jensen⁵, L. Kamen⁵, V. Coric⁵, R. Croop⁵

¹Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States; ²California Medical Clinic for Headache, Santa Monica, CA, United States; ³Study Metrix Research, Saint Peters, MO, United States; ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ⁵Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States

Correspondence: C. M. Jensen

ObjectiveAssess the effects of rimegepant 75 mg on monthly migraine days (MMDs) through 52 weeks of open-label treatment when dosed every other day (EOD) for preventive treatment plus as needed (PRN) for acute treatment on nonscheduled dosing days.MethodsOpen-label extension phase of a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating rimegepant 75 mg EOD for preventive treatment of migraine in adults aged ≥18 years with a history of 4-18 moderate-severe monthly migraine attacks. Subjects completing a 4-week observation period and 12 weeks of double-blind treatment could continue with open-label rimegepant 75 mg EOD for preventive treatment for 52 weeks. On nonscheduled dosing days, subjects could take rimegepant 75 mg up to once per day PRN for acute treatment. ResultsOf 741 subjects who received double-blind treatment, 603 (81.4% [rimegepant n=301, placebo n=302]) were treated in the open-label phase (mean age 42.6 years, 82.7% female, hx of 7.9 monthly mod-sev attacks). Mean (SD) number of rimegepant doses per month was 14.6 (2.45). The most common adverse events were upper respiratory tract infection (7.1%), nasopharyngitis (6.3%), and back pain (4.3%). Through 52 weeks of open-label rimegepant (Figure A), the frequency of MMDs consistently declined; mean (95% CI) changes from the observation period in MMDs were −5.1 (−5.49, −4.74) in Weeks 1-4 and −6.9 (−7.31, −6.56) in Weeks 49-52. The percentage of subjects with ≥50% reduction in moderate-severe MMDs from the observation period ranged from 63.6% (Weeks 1-4) to 80.9% (Weeks 49-52), ≥75% reductions ranged from 44.1% (Weeks 1-4) to 65.8% (Weeks 49-52), and 100% reductions ranged from 25.6% (Weeks 1-4) to 49.3% (Weeks 49-52; Figure B).ConclusionScheduled EOD preventive treatment with rimegepant 75 mg plus PRN acute treatment on nonscheduled days consistently reduced MMDs over 52 weeks. More than 80% of subjects had ≥50% reduction in moderate-severe MMDs; ~50% had a 100% reduction by Week 52.

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P149 Safety and Tolerability of Rimegepant Every Other Day for Preventive Treatment of Migraine Plus As-Needed for Acute Treatment of Migraine: Results from A 52-Week, Open-Label Extension Study

R. Lipton¹, D. Kudrow², T. Smith³, J. Ailani⁴, L. Kamen⁵, A. C. Thiry⁵, C. M. Jensen⁵, V. Coric⁵, R. Croop⁵

¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, United States; ²California Medical Clinic for Headache, Santa Monica, CA, United States; ³Study Metrix Research, Saint Peters, MO, United States; ⁴Medstar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, United States; ⁵Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, New Haven, CT, United States

Correspondence: C. M. Jensen

Objectives

Assess safety and tolerability of rimegepant 75 mg every other day (EOD) for the preventive treatment of migraine and as-needed (PRN) for acute treatment on nonscheduled dosing days.

Methods

This 1-year open-label extension phase of a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (NCT03732638) of rimegepant for the preventive treatment of migraine included adults aged ≥18 years with a history of 4-18 moderate-severe monthly migraine attacks. Subjects completing 12 weeks of double-blind rimegepant 75 mg or placebo EOD could continue with rimegepant 75 mg EOD for 52 weeks. On nonscheduled dosing days, subjects could take rimegepant 75 mg up to once per day PRN. Safety assessments were adverse events (AEs) and clinical laboratory tests, including liver function tests. Subjects who took ≥1 dose of open-label rimegepant were analyzed. Months were 4-week intervals.

Results

Of 741 subjects who received double-blind treatment, 603 (81.4% [rimegepant n=301, placebo n=302]) were treated in the open-label extension (mean age 42.6 years, 82.7% female, hx of 7.9 monthly mod-sev attacks). The most common AEs (Figure) were upper respiratory tract infection (7.1%), nasopharyngitis (6.3%), and back pain (4.3%). The discontinuation rate due to AEs was 2.8%. Serious AEs (2.2%) were unrelated to rimegepant. Two deaths (0.3%), 1 due to aortic dissection related to Marfan syndrome and 1 due to sepsis, were also unrelated to rimegepant. Aminotransferases >3x the upper limit of normal (ULN) occurred in 3.4% of subjects; none had elevations in bilirubin >2x ULN. Mean (SD) number of rimegepant doses per month was 14.6 (2.45); 81.4% of subjects used ≤16 tablets per month.

Conclusion

One year of open-label rimegepant 75 mg EOD for preventive treatment of migraine plus PRN on nonscheduled dosing days for acute treatment up to once daily was safe and well tolerated with no liver safety concerns. Use of PRN treatment was limited, and >80% of subjects took ≤16 tablets per month.

Fig. 1 (abstract P149).

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P150 Onabotulinum toxinA for unremitting chronic migraine: assessment of muscle function and strength, efficacy and safety after 10 years of continuous treatment

G. P. Boudreau

Clinique des Céphalées et de Recherches de Montréal, Headache clinic, Montreal, Canada

OBJECTIVES

Assess the impact of the injection paradigms on muscle function and strength, assess the efficacy and safety over 10 years of repeated treatments every 3 months, identify risk factors maintaining chronicity.

METHOD:

One hundred patients were injected with a dilution ratio of 1:1 with a sterile 0.9 % saline solution, 50 patients with a 100u vial in one, 1cc tuberculin syringe, and 50 patients with a 200u vial of onabotulinum toxinA in two, 1cc tuberculin syringe during 10 years.

RESULTS

The strength of the paracervical and first portion of the trapezius muscle was altered in 6% (100u) and 18% (155u) of subjects. The second portion of the trapezius muscle was altered in 2% (100u) and 10% (155u) of subjects. Muscle function of the paracervical and first portion of the trapezius muscles was altered in 34% (100u) and 28% (155) of subjects, for the second portion of the trapezius muscle 58% (100u) and 52% (155) of subjects. The efficacy of onabotulinum toxinA was constantly maintained during the 10 years of treatment. 72% (100u), and 74% (155u) of subjects had less than 7migraine days /month (77% improvement). Early onset of migraine, comorbid emotional burden and chronic neck pain, should be considered as risk factors for the unremitting condition.

CONCLUSION

Muscle strength, and function alteration did not have an impact on esthetics of the face and on normal daily muscle function in both cohorts. In both cohorts more than 70% of patients had more than 75% improvement in monthly migraine days. Depth of the toxin injection, diffusion and presence of adipose tissue (lean versus obese patients) may be responsible for muscle strength and function alteration.

P151 Long-term Effectiveness and Safety of Erenumab in patients with Migraine: a Systematic Review and Single-Arm Meta-analysis

F. Ferreira Bomtempo¹, J. P. Mota Telles ², G. Isadora Cenci ³, G. Borges Nager⁴, R. Bustamante Rocha ⁵

¹Faculdade Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais (CMMG), School of Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; ²Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP), Department of Neurology, São Paulo, Brazil; ³Faculdade Meridional (IMED), School of Medicine, Passo Fundo, Brazil; ⁴Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), School of Medicine, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ⁵Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), School of Medicine, Manaus, Brazil

Correspondence: F. Ferreira Bomtempo

Background: Several studies on use of erenumab for migraine treatment have been published over the last years. This study aims to estimate the safety and effectiveness of erenumab on the long-term basis (established as ≥ 1 year of exposure).

Methods: PubMed, Embase and Cochrane were systematically searched randomized clinical trials (RCTs) phase extensions and real-world studies through June 2022. Risk of bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale.

Results: 14 studies comprising 3,574 patients met the inclusion criteria. Total follow-up period ranged from 48 up to 268 weeks (i.e., 1 year to 5.6 years). The pooled estimate rates for all adverse events (AEs) were 63% (CI: 46-78% - see Figure 1A); for serious AEs, 3% (95% CI: 1-7% - see Figure 1B); and for AEs leading to discontinuation of erenumab, 3% (95% CI: 2-5% - see Figure 1C). AEs corresponded to the minority (15.8%) of all reasons to discontinuation from reported data. Reduction in monthly migraine days (MMDs) was -6.98 (95% CI: -8,90; -5.05 - see Figure 2A) and in migraine specific medication days (MSMDs), -6.09 (95% CI: -9.43; -2.75 - see Figure 2B). More than half (57%; 95% CI: 51-63% - see Figure 3A) and around one-third (35%; 95% CI: 28-42% - see Figure 3B) of patients presented reductions of ≥ 50% and ≥ 75% in MMDs, respectively. Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) score was decreased in -9.68 points (95% CI: -12.03; -7.34 - see Figure 2C).

Conclusions: Cumulative analysis of data revealed a consistent favorable safety profile and a sustained effectiveness of erenumab with long-term exposure in the treatment of migraine.

Figure 3 – Percentage reduction in MMDs

3 (A) – ≥50%

3 (B) - ≥75%

Fig. 1 (abstract P151).

Incidence of AEs. 1(A) – All AEs. 1(B) - Serious AEs. 1(C) - AEs leading to discontinuation

Fig. 2 (abstract P151).

Change from baseline. 2(A) – in MMDs. 2 (B) - in MSMDs. 2 (C) - in HIT-6

P152 Prospective evaluation of migraine premonitory symptoms during the 30 days period

K. Skorobogatykh, J. Azimova, D. Korobkova, N. Vashchenko, A. Uzhakhov, S. Kornienko, E. Mamkhegov

University Headache Clinic, Moscow, Russian Federation

Correspondence: K. Skorobogatykh

The objective was to evaluate the symptoms of the migraine premonitory phase prospectively.

Methods: We used Migrebot headache diary database to select subjects with migraine features and headache frequency 3-8 days per month. Selected subjects proceeded to complete a specially designed version of the diary (ProdromaBot) to assess the characteristics of migraine attacks and interictal symptoms for at least 30 days. Participants completed 3 time points (TP) daily (9am,15pm,21pm). At each TP, participants answered 51 questions about potential triggers, overall wellbeing, premonitory symptoms, and presence of a headache and its characteristics.

Results: 98 subjects entered the study, 71 subjects completed at least 30 days period with at least 80% compliance. 59 subjects visited the clinic to confirm migraine. Patients completed not all TPs, so we selected only TP with new headache episodes (N=682) which were preceded or followed by the fully completed TP. Thus, we had 581 premonitory TPs and 640 postdrome TPs for further analysis. We analyzed the frequency of premonitory symptoms depending on the headache attack characteristics.

Phonophobia was the symptom which has the greatest number of premonitory symptoms (excess of light p<0,04, light sensitivity p<0,0001, excess of noise p<0,001, sound sensitivity p<0,0001, odor sensitivity p<0,047, hunger p<0,003, dehydration p<0,0001, feeling anxious p<0,0001 or depressed p<0,004,yawing p<0,0001, eye strain p<0,014,scalp allodynia p<0,001,unilateral lacrimation or nasal congestion p<0,007,frequent urination p<0,005). Allodynia was the most frequent premonitory symptom followed by the light sensitivity, feeling anxious, dehydration, unilateral lacrimation or nasal congestion and frequent urination.

Conclusions: This is the first study in which migraine premonitory symptoms were analyzed prospectively for at least 30 days 3 times daily. Premonitory symptoms vary significantly depending on the migraine attack characteristics.

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P153 Prevalence of sinonasal symptoms in migraine without aura (results from Migraine in Poland - a nationwide cross-sectional survey)

M. Straburzynski¹, M. Waliszewska-Prosół², S. Budrewicz², E. K. Czapińska-Ciepiela³, M. Nowaczewska⁴, A. Gryglas-Dworak⁵, R. B. Lipton⁶

¹University of Warmia and Mazury, Department of Family Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Olsztyn, Poland; ²Wroclaw Medical University, Department of Neurology, Wrocław, Poland; ³Epilepsy and Migraine Treatment Centre, Kraków, Poland; ⁴Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Ludwik, Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Laryngological Oncology, Bydgoszcz, Poland; ⁵Headache Center, Wroclaw, Poland; ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Bronx, New York, United States

Correspondence: M. Straburzynski

Question: Assessing prevalence of sinonasal symptoms in migraine.

Methods: The Migraine in Poland study is a nation-wide cross-sectional online survey, conducted from August 2021 to June 2022. Survey protocol included questions assessing diagnostic criteria for migraine without aura (MwoA) according to International Classification of Headache Disorders-3, rhinosinusitis (European Position on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps 2020 – EPOS2020) and sinonasal/cranial autonomic symptoms (CAS) in relation to headache attacks.

Results: Among 1679 subjects meeting criteria for MwoA 602 (35.85%) of participants confirmed having at least one episode of self-described "sinus headache" in the last year (n=520 - 30.97% in the 3 months before the study). At least one nasal symptom was accompanying headache in 1004 (59.8%) respondents. During headache attacks, 315 (18.76%) subjects met symptomatic criteria for rhinosinusitis diagnosis according to EPOS2020. These symptoms were accompanied by other (non-nasal) CAS in n=251 (42.40%). Osmophobia was reported by 66.29% MwoA subjects. Hyposmia was present during headache attacks in 10.84%, with the majority of these respondents reporting co-existent osmophobia.

Conclusions: Sinonasal symptoms commonly occur in MwoA subjects, with 1/5 having symptoms indicating rhinosinusitis and many more reporting at least one rhinologic symptom during headache. Osmophobia and hyposmia are not mutually exclusive in MwoA, which limits their value in differentiating between rhinosinusitis and migraine. A comprehensive, multidisciplinary workup still remains the baseline in discerning between migraine and rhinosinusits.

P154 Evaluation of a mandatory drug holiday during treatment with monoclonal antibodies targeting the cgrp pathway: a patient survey

J. Versijpt¹, E. Boon², S. L. Sava³, F. Debruyne⁴, C. Van Humbeeck⁵, K. Delmotte⁶, J. Schoenen⁷

¹UZ Brussel, Neurology, Brussel, Belgium; ²Neurologiecentrum Vlierbeek, Kessel-Lo, Belgium; ³Clinique des Céphalées du Valdor, Liège, Belgium; ⁴GZA Sint-Augustinus , Antwerpen, Germany; ⁵Private practice, Herent, Belgium; ⁶Jessa Hospital, Neurology, Hasselt, Belgium; ⁷Citadelle Hospital, Headache Research Unit, Liège, Belgium

Correspondence: J. Versijpt

Question: how do patients evaluate a mandatory drug holiday during treatment with monoclonal antibodies targeting the CGRP pathway?

Methods: patients under treatment with monoclonal antibodies targeting the CGRP pathway were given a survey on how they evaluated this mandatory yearly drug holiday of 2 (erenumab) to 3 months (fremanezumab or galcanezumab).

Results: 79 adult patients either under treatment with erenumab, fremanezumab or galcanezumab were included. 75% deteriorated subjectively during the drug holiday. For 10% of the patients, this deterioration even required a quicker re-introduction of their preventive treatment. 22% had a stable disease or even a further improvement. 13% of the patients prolonged injection intervals in order to shorten the drug holiday. As for the timing of the deterioration, 47% had a worsening of their migraine already during the first month, while for 10% this only happened during the 2nd or 3rd month. For 11% of the patients the deterioration did only take place after 3 months, therefore the re-introduction of their preventive treatment could be postponed.

For 81% of the patients the mandatory drug holiday led to anxiety, of which 44% rated this anxiety as at least 'a lot'. On the other hand more than half of the patients (54%) found this drug holiday useful in order to assess the need for the continuation of their treatment, of which 23% even rated this as 'very useful'.

Conclusions: although a mandatory drug holiday is feasible and is considered useful for the majority of patients, it leads to both a swift aggravation of their migraine and substantial anxiety. A rigid and mandatory yearly drug holiday of 2-3 months seems not feasible for all migraine patients under treatment with a monoclonal antibody targeting the CGRP pathway.

P155 Use of CGRP monoclonal antibodies and patient-reported improvement: Results from the OVERCOME (EU) study

S. Evers¹, G. Dell Agnello², T. Panni³, D. Novick⁴, J. Pascual⁵, S. Gonderten⁶

¹University of Münster, Münster, Germany; ²Eli Lilly Italia SpA, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy; ³Eli Lilly Deutschland GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany; ⁴Eli Lilly and Company Ltd., Bracknell, United Kingdom; ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla and University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain; ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Correspondence: S. Evers and S. Gonderten

Question

Real-world data are limited for people who use a calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibody (mAb) for preventive treatment of migraine. We assessed respondent characteristics and patient-reported improvement among current CGRP mAb users in the OVERCOME (EU) study.

Methods

Data were obtained from a cross-sectional web-based survey (2020-2021). Adult respondents fulfilled International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) criteria for migraine or had a self-reported physician diagnosis. This analysis assessed clinical and demographic characteristics in those who had ever used erenumab, fremanezumab or galcanezumab. Moreover, current users of a single mAb completed the Patient Global Impression of Improvement (PGI-I) to assess improvement in current migraine condition. Analyses were descriptive.

Results

Of 20,756 respondents, 2167 (10.4%) reported ever using a CGRP mAb. Among these, the mean (standard deviation [SD]) age was 32.9 (10.4) years, 38.8% were female, and the mean (SD) headache days/month (HD/m) was 3.4 (4.4). More than 1/3 of respondents (34.1%) had severe migraine-related disability (MIDAS score >=21), 30.8% moderate (11-20), 21.8% mild (6-10), and 13.3% little to none (<=5). The vast majority had used at least 1 additional traditional preventive medication. A total of 940 respondents (43.4%) had used a single CGRP mAb within the past 3 months. Among them, most respondents (77.3%) reported their migraine condition as "better" based on the PGI-I since starting the CGRP mAb. This was consistent across HD/m categories.

Conclusions

Most respondents taking a CGRP mAb for the preventive treatment of migraine reported their migraine as better since starting the medication.

P156 Total tau concentrations are increased in blood serum of migraine patients: A cross-sectional case-control study

L. H. Overeem^1,2, B. Raffaelli^3,2, R. Fleischmann⁴, A. Maleska⁵, K. Ruprecht², W. Su⁶, M. Koch⁷, M. Arkuszewski⁸, N. Tenenbaum⁶, K. Jens⁵, U. Reuter^2,4

¹Humboldt Graduate School, Doctoral Program, International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences, Berlin, Germany; ²Charité University Hospital Berlin, Neurology, Berlin, Germany; ³Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH), Clinician Scientist Program, Berlin, Germany; ⁴Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Greifswald, Germany; ⁵University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Neurologic Clinic and Policlinic, Department of Medicine, Biomedicine and Clinical Research, Basel, Switzerland; ⁶Novartis, East Hanover, NJ, United States; ⁷Novartis, Global Medical Affairs Neuroscience, Basel, Switzerland; ⁸Novartis, Clinical Development Neuroscience, Basel, Switzerland

Correspondence: L. H. Overeem

Objective

The pathomechanisms of the most common neurological disorder, migraine, are not fully understood. This may explain why a stable biomarker for the diagnosis of the disease does not exist. Imaging studies have shown structural changes in the gray and white matter of individuals with migraine. Therefore, we aimed to compare markers associated with structural changes or cell damage in the central nervous system or blood-brain barrier disruption in the blood serum from patients with migraine and healthy controls.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, we assessed blood samples from 92 patients with episodic migraine (EM), 93 with chronic migraine (CM), in the interictal phase, and 42 age-matched healthy controls (HC). Serum total-tau protein (t-tau), neurofilament light polypeptide (NFL), glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and ubiquitin carboxy-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) concentrations were studied. We obtained headache characteristics from headache diaries during the 28 days before blood sampling. Samples were analyzed with a Neurology 4-plex assay kit, on a single molecule array HD-1 Analyzer. Non-parametric tests were used to compare groups and assess correlations.

Results

Serum t-tau concentrations were elevated in patients with migraine versus healthy controls (p < 0.05). EM and CM groups were both different from HC (p = 0.002 and p = 0.025, respectively). Migraine aura did not have an effect on t-tau concentrations. The stratification for prophylaxis in CM, showed elevated t-tau concentrations in CM patients without prophylaxis and HC (p = 0.009). No differences between EM and CM, versus HC for NFL, GFAP, and UCH-L1 were observed (p = 0.507, p = 0.850, and p = 0.195).

Conclusion

This study did not find biochemical evidence for cell damage in the central nervous system in patients with migraine. The increase of t-tau concentrations in serum may be associated with the disruption of the blood-brain barrier in migraine.

P157 Disconnectome of the Migraine Brain: A Model of Migraine as "Connectopathy"

A. Russo, M. Silvestro, M. Cirillo, F. Esposito, A. Tessitore, G. Tedeschi

University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Advanced medical and surgical sciences, Naples, Italy

Correspondence: A. Russo

Background

Structural brain connectome, characterized by higher stability and reproducibility, have not been investigated in migraine by means of graph analysis approach. We hypothesize a rearrangement of the brain connectome with an increase of both strength and density of connections between cortical areas involved in pain perception, processing and modulation in migraine patients. The connectome rearrangement, misbalancing competing parameters of network efficiency and segregation, may underpin the energetically dysfunctional migraine brain.

Methods

We investigated, using diffusion-weighted MRI imaging tractography-based graph analysis, the graph-topological indices of the brain "connectome", a set of grey matter regions (nodes) structurally connected by white matter paths (edges) in 94 patients with migraine without aura (MwoA) compared to 91 healthy controls (HC).

Results

We observed in MwoA patients compared to HC: i) higher local and global network efficiency (p < 0.001) and ii) higher local and global clustering coefficient (p < 0.001). Moreover, we found changes in the hubs topology in MwoA patients with: i) posterior cingulate cortex and inferior parietal lobule (encompassing the so-called neurolimbic-pain network) assuming the hub role and ii) fronto-orbital cortex, involved in emotional aspects, and visual areas, involved in migraine pathophysiology, losing the hub role. Finally, we found higher connection (edges) probability between cortical nodes involved in pain processing as well as in cognitive and affective attribution of pain experiences, in migraine patients when compared to healthy controls (p < 0.001). No correlations were found between imaging and clinical parameters of disease severity.

Conclusion

The imbalance between the need of investing resources to promote network efficiency and the need of minimizing the metabolic cost of wiring probably represents the mechanism underlying migraine patients" susceptibility to triggers.

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P158 Changes in Sensitization and Habituation Measured by Algometry in Chronic Migraine Patients Treated with Onabotulinumtoxin A

Á. L. Guerrero Peral, A. Serra-Mecína, B. Martínez Rodríguez, Y. González-Osorio, A. Recio García, A. Echavarría-Íñiguez, D. García-Azorín

University Hospital of Valladolid, Headache Unit, Valladolid, Spain

Correspondence: Á. L. Guerrero Peral

OBJECTIVES: Our aim is to evaluate if changes in sensitization and habituation measured with algometry might be a biomarker for response to OnabotulinumtoxinA (OnabotA) in patients with chronic migraine (CM).

METHODS: Observational prospective cohort study. OnabotA therapy (PREEMPT) was initiated in CM patients accordingly with local guidelines. An algometry study was performed prior to OnabotA treatment and after each of three sessions. Response to OnabotA was defined as a decrease of more than 50% of migraine days, compared to the baseline. A mechanical algometer was used to determine Pressure Pain Thresholds (PPT). They were measured on 21 points over the scalp (Fp1, F3, F7, C3, T3, P3, T5, O1, Fp2, F4, F8, C4, T4, P4, T6, O2, Fpz, Fz, Cz, Pz, Oz), based on the normalized positions for electroencephalogram recordings. In each point three measures were performed with a 30-second resting period between them. We considered decreasing or increasing between PPTs (kPa) in these three measures, to establish respectively a pattern of sensitization or habituation. We evaluated change of these PPTs patterns between basal and third determination.

RESULTS: 35 patients (91.4% females) were included. Mean age was 43.3 ± 9.1 years (26-60). Twenty-six (74.3%) responded to OnabotA. Basal PPTs showed in 20 points a pattern of sensitization, whilst when measured after 3 OnabotA procedures in 14 points habituation was observed. When comparing responders with no responders, differences between basal and third determination were obtained in T4 (0.05 vs -0.44, p:0.035), F3 (0.21 vs – 0.1, p:0.033) and FP2 (0.33 vs – 0.13, p:0.005)

CONCLUSION: Algometry pattern turns from sensitization to habituation in CM patients treated with OnabotA, which, in some points, correlates with response to treatment.

P159 Mapping Migraine Minds: A cross-sectional survey to compare the difference in burden of migraine among Indian male & female patients

S. Singh¹, R. L. Narasimhan², A. Gupta³, J. Sharma⁴, U. Sundar⁵, S. Thakur⁶, A. Thorat⁶

¹Artemis Hospital, Neurology, Gurgaon, India; ²Madras Medical College, Neurology, Chennai, India; ³Army Hospital, R&R New Delhi, New Delhi, India; ⁴Base Hospital, Neurology, New Delhi, India; ⁵Sion Hospital, Neurology, Mumbai, India; ⁶Novartis, Medical, Mumbai, India

Correspondence: S. Thakur

Objectives: To compare the difference in burden- symptom, functional, social, economic & quality of life (QoL) of migraine among Indian male & female patients.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from 20th April 2022 – 21st June 2022 in 300 adult male and female (1:1) migraine patients. Survey questionnaire was validated by a steering committee of 10 Indian neurologists. Data was collected by using telephonic and face to face interview mode. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics

Results: Average number of migraine symptoms was higher in females (F) Vs males (M). [5.73 (F); 4.73%(M)]; fatigue [59% (F); 37%(M)] abdominal pain [29% (F); 11%(M)] & stomach upset [21% (F); 11%(M)]. Higher proportion of females had triggers like stress [80% (F); 76%(M)] & physical activity [56% (F); 44%(M)]. Average duration of migraine attack was higher in females [5.8 hours (F); 5.3 hours (M)] with higher comorbidities like anxiety [24% (F); 18%(M)] & obesity [23% (F); 17%(M)]. Higher proportion of females reported that migraine impacted their social & personal life [80.6% (F); 30.6 (M)]. While there was no difference in the direct costs associated with migraine; indirect costs were higher in females (INR 9100) Vs males (INR 8367). More number of working days were lost due to migraine in females than that in males. [3.7 (F); 2.2 (M)].

Conclusion: Magnitude of migraine burden in terms of symptoms, functional, social and economic burden among females is higher than that in males in India. Customized approach towards migraine care for females comprising of counselling, lifestyle modification, trigger management & early use of targeted pharmacotherapy would improve clinical outcomes.

Key words: Migraine; Burden; Gender; Targeted approach

P160 Whole-brain functional connectome alterations in patients with migraine

C. H. Lee¹, M. J. Lee², B. Y. Park^3,4

¹Inha University, Statistics, Incheon, South Korea; ²Seoul National University Hospital, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea; ³Inha University, Data Science, Incheon, South Korea; ⁴Center for Neuroscience Imaging Research, Suwon, South Korea

Correspondence: C. H. Lee

Previous neuroimaging studies have examined alterations in brain function in patients with migraine, but the whole-brain investigation is relatively scarce. Here, we aim to assess atypical whole-brain organization of brain function in patients with migraine using functional MRI and dimensionality reduction techniques.

We recruited 50 patients with migraine, and sex- and age- matched healthy controls from Samsung Medical Center. Imaging data were preprocessed using fusion of neuroimaging preprocessing (FuNP) surfaced-based pipeline [Park, 2019, Front. Neuroinform.]. Functional connectivity matrix was constructed by calculating Pearson"s correlation of time series between different brain regions and Fisher"s r-to-z transformed. We generated low-dimensional representations of functional connectivity (i.e., eigenvectors) across the cortex [Margulies, 2016, PNAS], and assessed between-group differences in the eigenvectors between patients with migraine and healthy controls using multivariate analysis with controlling for age and sex. The subcortical alterations were assessed using the nodal degree values of subcortical weighted manifolds, defined by a subcortico-cortical connectivity multiplied by cortical eigenvectors [Park, 2021, Nat. Commun.]. The multiple comparisons were corrected using false discovery rate (FDR)< 0.05.

The eigenvectors showed significant between-group differences in early visual, somatomotor, and temporal pole, as well as amygdala. Stratifying the effects according to seven intrinsic functional communities [Yeo, 2011, J. Neurophysiol.], dorsal attention, visual and limbic network revealed strong effects.

The current study found that migraine is associated with altered brain function in low-level sensory and higher-order limbic systems, including an associated subcortical structure. Our findings may provide insights for understanding whole-brain alterations in migraine.

P161 Interictal IgE and tryptase levels in episodic and chronic migraine

S. Cho¹, S. J. Kim¹, H. J. Lee¹, S. H. Lee¹, W. Lee², M. K. Chu¹

¹Yonsei University College of Medicine, Neurology, Seoul, South Korea; ²Yongin Severance Hospital, Neurolohy, Yongin, South Korea

Correspondence: M. K. Chu

Questions: A close association between migraine and allergic diseases has been reported. IgE and mast cells play key roles in the development of allergic diseases. Tryptase has been used a marker of mast cell activation. Although altered levels of IgE in migraine was reported, no study separately evaluated the IgE and tryptase levels in episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM).

Methods: The IgE and tryptase levels were measured by fluorescence enzyme immune assay method on a ThermoFisher Phadia 250 system. We collected plasma ≥ 48 h having passed after the cessation of a typical migraine attack, being headache-free (for participants with EM), and having mild or less headache intensity (for participants with CM). We also evaluated the history of allergic disease among participants.

Results: This study enrolled 95 and 96 participants with EM and CM, respectively and 56 controls. 88 of participants (42, 40, and 8 of EM, CM and controls) had allergic diseases. Among participants with allergic diseases, IgE levels were significantly different among participants with EM, CM and controls (81.6 [42.0-248.3] vs. 46.5 [15.9-116.0] vs. 195.0 [78.2-301.0] KU/L, p=0.025). Nevertheless, tryptase levels did not significantly differ among three groups (3.4 [2.3-4.1] vs. 3.3 [2.3-4.2] vs. 3.7 [2.8-3.8] ng/ml, p=0.625). IgE levels among participant with allergic diseases, headache frequency was inversely associated with IgE levels (Pearson"s correlation coefficient = - 0.261, p=0.019). Among 109 participants without allergic diseases, IgE (43.5 [27.8-99.8] vs. 45.1 [23.2-99.0] vs. 50.7 [24.2-114.0] KU/L, p=0.832) and tryptase (3.4 [2.3-4.1] vs. 3.3 [2.7-3.9] vs. 3.3 [2.5-4.3] ng/ml, p=0.862) levels did not significantly differ among three groups.

Conclusions: IgE levels were significantly differ in participants with allergic diseases among those with EM, CM and controls.

P162 Efficacy and safety of once monthly subcutaneous erenumab 70 mg in adult chronic migraine patients (primary analysis): Indian sub analysis from Global DRAGON study

D. Chowdhury¹, R. Baviskar², S. Thakur³, A. Thorat³

¹GB Pant Hospital, Neurology, Delhi, India; ²Neurocare, Neurology, Nashik, India; ³Novartis, Medical, Mumbai, India

Correspondence: S. Thakur

Objectives: DRAGON (CAMG334A2304),12-week, double-blind randomized study evaluated efficacy & safety of erenumab (70 mg) in adult Chronic migraine (CM) patients from China, Taiwan, Korea, Southeast Asia & India. This is India sub-set analysis of the global DRAGON study.

Methods: Patients (N=30) were randomized to placebo or erenumab 70 mg (1:1). Primary endpoint was change from baseline in monthly migraine days (MMD). Secondary endpoints were ≥50% reduction in MMD, changes in modified Migraine Disability Assessment (mMIDAS), changes in monthly acute headache medication days (MHMD), & safety/tolerability.

Results: Mean (SD) age was 34.5 (10.8) years, 73.3 % were women; mean MMD was 15.14 (4.93) & only 53.3% had prior preventive treatment failure. Similar change in MMD from baseline at week 12 was observed in erenumab 70 mg group & placebo [-8.37 and -8.62 respectively) (p=0.913)]. Patients achieving ≥50% reduction in MMD was higher in erenumab 70 mg vs placebo (82.4% vs 69.2%; p=0.379) Change in mMIDAS was -11.13 with placebo & -11.92 with erenumab 70 mg (p=0.496). Change in MHMD was -3.90 with placebo & –3.48 for erenumab 70 mg (p=0.556). No AEs leading to discontinuation nor SAEs or deaths were reported in either group. Safety & tolerability of erenumab was comparable to placebo with no new safety signals.

Conclusion: While Indian subset study was not powered to detect statistically significant differences, Erenumab (70mg) s.c QM Vs placebo showed numerical superiority for achieving ≥50% reduction in MMDs. Clinically meaningful reduction in mMIDAS, & MHMD at 12 weeks with favourable safety profile in Indian CM patients & no new safety signals were detected

Key words: India; Chronic Migraine; erenumab; anti-CGRP

Table 1 (abstract P162). Change from baseline in Monthly Migraine Days at Week 12

Table 2 (abstract P162). Proportion of subjects with at least a 50% reduction in Monthly Migraine Days at Week 12

P163 Subjective Tinnitus in Pediatric and Adolescent Migraine Versus Other Primary Headaches – a Prospective, Comparative Study

T. Eidlitz Markus^1,2, Y. Levinsky^1,2, A. Brameli^1,2

¹Tel Aviv University, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel; ²Schneider Children's Medical Center, Day Hospitalization Department, Petach Tikva, Israel

Correspondence: T. Eidlitz Markus

Background: Subjective tinnitus is perception of sound in the ear, or in the head occurring without an outside acoustic stimulus. Headache and especially migraine has been reported as associated with tinnitus in adults but not in children. The study aimed to investigate the prevalence of tinnitus and its associated clinical parameters in pediatric and adolescent migraine versus other primary headaches. Methods: In the pediatric headache clinic of a tertiary hospital, patients aged 8-18 years and their parents were interviewed regarding their headache symptoms and according to a validated tinnitus questionnaire. Patients with tinnitus were referred for audiometry. Results: Of 153 patients, 90 (58.5%) were females; the mean age was 7.9±2.74 years. Ninety-four (61.4%) were diagnosed with migraine and 59 (38.6%) with primary headaches. The rate of tinnitus was significantly higher among patients

with migraine than among patients with other primary headaches (47.9% vs 10.2%, p

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P164 Influence of Neck Pain in Response to Cervical Spine Manual Palpation on Neck Proprioception and Muscle Endurance of Migraine Patients and Controls

G. F. Carvalho¹, T. M. Szikszay¹, W. M. Adamczyk², A. Schwarz³, D. Bevilaqua Grossi⁴, A. May⁵, K. Luedtke¹

¹University of Luebeck, Institute of Health Sciences, Luebeck, Germany; ²The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, Laboratory of Pain Research, Katowice, Poland; ³Hochschule Bremen, Bremen, Germany; ⁴Ribeirao Preto Medical School, Institute of Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; ⁵University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Department of Systems Neuroscience, Hamburg, Germany

Correspondence: G. F. Carvalho

The aim of this study was to investigate the cervical joint position sense (JPSE) and the neck muscle endurance among migraineurs and controls following stratification according to pain response over the cervical spine. Thirty-two headache-free subjects and 57 migraineurs were included. The sample was stratified according to the presence of pain during the manual palpation of the upper cervical spine: no neck pain (P0, n=23), local neck pain (P1, n=37) and pain referred to the head (P2, n=29). All subjects were instructed to perform the cervical JPSE for extension, right and left rotation. All subjects also underwent the muscle endurance test of the neck flexors and extensors. A significant effect of neck dysfunction for the JPSE was found (P0 versus P2 mean difference=1.93 cm, F2=4.85, p=0.008). No diagnosis effect was verified for all movement directions (p>0.39), and no neck dysfunction effect was verified for the remaining right (p>0.83) and left (p>0.46) directions. For the muscle endurance test, a significant effect was found for diagnosis (migraine vs no migraine) and neck dysfunction. Compared to migraineurs, controls exhibited greater muscle endurance of neck flexors (mean difference 15 sec, F1=10.54, p=0.001) and extensors (mean difference 48 sec, F1=4.93, p=0.02). According to the stratification, subjects of the P0 group exhibited greater muscle endurance compared to P1 for neck flexors (mean difference 27 sec, F2=16.21, p<0.001) and extensors (mean difference 46 sec, F2=3.20, p=0.04). The P0 group also was different from the P2 group regarding flexion (mean difference 29 sec, F2=16.21, p<0.001) and extension (mean difference 68.4 sec, F2=3.20, p=0.04) endurance. No differences between P1 and P2 groups were found. The presence of neck pain referred to the head is related to a greater JPSE for neck extension. The presence of migraine and/or any neck dysfunction is related to reduced endurance of neck flexor and extensor muscles.

P165 Association Between Migraine and Transient Global Amnesia: An Inpatient Sample Analysis

C. Lampl, K. Aschauer, B. Juranek, N. Haselgruber

Konventhospital Barmherzige Brüder Linz, Neurologie, Linz, Austria

Correspondence: C. Lampl

Introduction: Transient global amnesia (TGA) constitutes an enigmatic amnestic syndrome characterized by temporary memory dysfunction of abrupt onset and total resolution within 24 h from emergence. Among the most prevailing theories implicates migraine and the neurophysiologic substrate of aura, which is caused by the release of massive glutamate and a subsequent wave of short-lasting cortical depolarization (CSD). Given this relationship between migraines and transient hippocampal dysfunction, it is feasible to consider the possibility of an etiological relationship between migraines and the transient memory problems in TGA individuals. The main focus of the study was to investigate the comorbidity of migraine among the TGA study population to analyze a potential association with TGA. Methods: Data extraction war performed between January 2007 and March 2021. Descriptive statistics were displayed as mean ± standard deviation for continuous data and frequencies with percentages for categorical variables. For group comparisons we used Chi-Quadrat-Test, Cramer’s V was performed to measure the relative strength of an association. The Mann–Whitney U test was used as analog nonparametric test. Results: From the study period of 14 years and 3 months 641 persons (62,1% women;37,9% men) with TGA were analyzed and evaluated. Mean age at the time TGA was diagnosed was 66,1 years of age (SD=10.02). Overall, 5,9% of the TGA persons preported a history of migraine. Furthermore, women with a history of migraine were 3,75 times more likely to suffer from TGA than men (p

P166 Gradually shifting clinical phenomics in migraine spectrum: A Cross-sectional, Multicenter study of 5438 patients

Y. Ran¹, Z. Yin², Y. Lian³, Y. Xu⁴, Y. Li⁵, J. Liu⁵, Q. Gu⁶, F. Yan⁷, Z. Ge⁸, Y. Lian⁹, D. Hu¹⁰, S. Chen¹¹, Y. Wang¹², X. Wang¹, R. Wang¹, X. Chen¹, J. Liu¹, M. Zhang¹, X. Han¹, W. Xie¹, Z. Yu¹, Y. Cao¹, Y. Li¹, K. Li¹, Z. Dong¹, S. Yu¹

¹Chinese PLA General Hospital, Neurology, Beijing, China; ²University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China; ³The first affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou university, Zhengzhou, China; ⁴Dingyuan general hospital, Chuzhou, China; ⁵The centre hospital of jilin city, Jilin, China; ⁶Huzhou first peolple’s hospital, Huzhou, China; ⁷Linyi Hinluo Hospital, Linyi, China; ⁸Shenzhen second people’s hospital, Shenzhen, China; ⁹Inner Mongolia xing’an league people’s hospital, Hinggan, China; ¹⁰The second affiliated hospital of Shandong first medical university, Shandong, China; ¹¹Changsha Central Hospital affiliated to University of South China, Changsha, China; ¹²Chinese PLA General Hospital, Pediatric Center, Beijing, China

Correspondence: Y. Ran

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate whether MwoA and MwA are different manifestations of a single disease, distinct clinical entities, or located at two poles of a spectrum.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 5438 patients from 10 hospitals in China were included: 4651 were diagnosed with migraine without aura (MwoA) and 787 with migraine with aura (MwA). We used a validated standardized electronic survey to collect multidimensional data on headache characteristics and evaluated the similarities and differences between migraine subtypes. To distinguish migraine subtypes, we employed correlational analysis, factor analysis of mixed data (FAMD), and decision tree analysis.

Results: Compared to MwA, MwoA had more severe headaches, predominantly affected females, were more easily produced by external factors, and were more likely to have accompanying symptoms and premonitory neck stiffness. Patients with MwA are heterogeneous, according to correlation analysis; FAMD divided the subjects into three clear clusters. The majority of the differences between MwoA and MwA were likewise seen when typical aura with migraine headache (AWM) and typical aura with non-migraine headache (AWNM) were compared. Furthermore, decision trees analysis revealed that the chaotic MwA data reduced the decision tree"s accuracy in distinguishing MwoA from MwA, which was significantly increased by splitting MwA into AWM and AWNM.

Conclusions: The clinical phenomics of headache phenotype varies gradually from MwoA to AWM and AWNM, and AWM is a mid-state between MwoA and AWNM. We tend to regard migraine as a spectrum disorder, and speculate that different migraine subtypes have different "predominant regions" that generate attacks.

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P167 Characterization of the spectral content of resting-state electroencephalographic activity in chronic migraine female patients

V. Gutiérrez-de Pablo¹, Á. L. Guerrero Peral², D. García-Azorín², Á. Sierra-Mencía², J. Gómez-Pilar¹, J. Poza¹, R. Hornero¹, C. Gómez¹

¹University of Valladolid, Biomedical Engineering Group, Valladolid, Spain; ²University Hospital of Valladolid, Headache Unit, Valladolid, Spain

Correspondence: V. Gutiérrez-de Pablo

Objective. Previous studies have reported neurophysiological differences between chronic migraine (CM) and healthy controls (HC). The aim of the current study is to evaluate how the CM condition affects the brain activity in women using spectral measures.

Methods. We have included 62 female subjects: 32 CM patients (age 34.50 (27.50, 39.00)) and 30 HC subjects (age 29.00 (26.00, 35.00)). Ten minutes of eyes-closed resting-state electroencephalographic (rsEEG) activity were acquired using a Brain Vision® equipment. The power spectral density (PSD) of rsEEG recordings was computed to assess the spectral content of the brain electrical activity. Nine spectral parameters were computed from the PSD: individual alpha frequency, transition frequency, median frequency (MF), spectral edge frequency, relative power (RP) in the conventional frequency bands, spectral entropy, Rényi entropy, Tsallis entropy, and Escort-Tsallis entropy.

Results. Statistically significant differences (p < 0.05, Mann-Whitney U-test) were found in the spectral content of PSD in terms of MF, and RP in beta 1 and beta 2 frequency bands. In addition, PSD irregularity, assessed by means of spectral entropy, Tsallis entropy, and Rényi entropy, showed differences between both groups. Furthermore, CM patients exhibited significantly higher values for MF, RP in beta 1 and beta 2 bands, spectral entropy, Tsallis entropy, and Rényi entropy than HC subjects, which suggests that CM induces an increase in the oscillatory activity in high-frequency bands and irregularity in rsEEG activity.

Conclusions. Our analyses showed that CM is associated with an increase in both high-frequency oscillatory activity and irregularity in rsEEG activity compared with HC. These findings could be exploited to provide further understanding on CM.

P168 Impact of air pollution exposure on headache onset in migraine patients

A. Alpuente, A. Torre-Suñe, J. Cloquell, V. J. Gallardo, P. Pozo-Rosich

Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Neurology, Barcelona, Spain

Correspondence: A. Alpuente

Question: Air pollution has a clear impact on people health"s increasing the risk of suffering from several diseases. We aimed to analyze whether if ambient air pollution triggers migraine attacks

Methods: This is a prospective longitudinal study. Headache daily status (headache free vs headache day) and GPS coordinates were collected using a custom-developed Smartphone App. Patients with migraine diagnosis seen in the Headache Clinic were recruited. Daily maximum 1-hour nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), fine particulate matter (PM10) and ozone (O3) levels in the previous four days before headache onset were considered as possible explanatory variables for a binary outcome variable describing the potential daily headache status. A mixed-effects logistic regression model was performed. The model was adjusted by patient characteristics at baseline and meteorological parameters (daily mean temperature, relative humidity, accumulated precipitation, radiation and wind speed levels). It was validated using repeated 10-fold cross-validation.

Results: Sixty-six patients (80.3% women, mean age 48.7±9.2 years) contributed to 12,233 days of data, from which 1,668 days (13.6%) were headache days. Statistically significant differences in levels of daily maximum 1-hour NO (p=0.041), SO2 (p=0.010) and O3 (p=0.010) were found over the previous four days before headache onset. An increase in daily maximum 1-hour levels of NO2 of 35 μg/m³ (0.5·IQR, Interquartile Range) in the previous 48 hours was found to increase a 5.6% the probability of a headache onset (p=0.035). The presence of an attack on previous days was also associated with potential headache risk.

Conclusions: Headache onset in migraine patients might be influenced by greater air pollution on previous days. Air pollution, combined with other external and individual internal factors, has an impact on health status and might contribute to triggering migraine attacks.

P169 A Cohort Study Comparing Melatonin-users with Non-users in the treatment of Migraine Headaches

S. Singhvi¹, G. Bhandari¹, P. Singh², S. Lakhotia³

¹Manidhari Hospital, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India, Department of Medicine, Jodhpur, India; ²Smt.NHLMMC and SVP Hospital, Ahmedabad, India; ³BJMC and Civil Hospital Ahmedabad, Department of Psychiatry, Ahmedabad, India

Correspondence: S. Singhvi

Question

Melatonin improves sleep quality and severity of headaches, when compared to baseline studies. It is a safe drug with minimal side effects and is well tolerated. This research will further highlight the potential of Melatonin for treatment of migraine headaches.

Method

A cross sectional study was performed on 120 participants in a hospital setting where the users and non-users of Melatonin were divided into groups of 60 each. A MIDAS (Migraine Disability Assessment Scale) questionnaire was used to assess the symptoms. To establish a correlation between different factors, the chi-square test and p-value were used. A null hypothesis was formulated with no association taken into account, and the chi-square and p-values were computed to find possible association between the considered factors. The confidence interval for p-value was taken at 95% with a 0.05 level of significance.

Results

It was found that there was a reduction in the intensity of pain and improvement in quality of sleep in the Melatonin user against the non-user cohort with an average age of 30, as evident from the results of chi square and p value of 7.5481 and 0.006007 for number of night time awakenings (relative risk reduction= 0.539 and number needed to treat= 4.291) and chi-square value of 36 and p-value of 0.00001 for intensity of pain reduction (relative risk reduction= 0.473, number needed to treat=1.897). The values for mean frequency headache reduction went down from 3.23±0.26 in the non-user cohort to 2.1±0.67 in the user cohort.

Conclusions

Migraine is a condition that causes recurring headaches with severity ranging from mild to moderate in intensity. It is a chronic, debilitating condition that reduces the quality of life. Melatonin has drawn attention for its anti-migraine action, owing to its structural similarity to Indomethacin and free-radical neutralizing property. Therefore, Melatonin can be a promising agent for treatment of migraine headaches.

P170 Epilepsy in Migraine Aggravates the Cognitive Disorders

M. Mavlanov, F. Saidvaliyev

Tashkent Medical Academy, Neurology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Correspondence: M. Mavlanov

Purpose: To study the features of cognitive impairment in patients with migraine and migraine comorbid epilepsy.

Materials and methods: 47 patients with migraine comorbid epilepsy were examined. Of these, there were 16 men (34%), women - 31 (66%), the average age of which was 27.4±2.2 years. For the control group, 128 patients with migraine were examined, of which 82 (64%) were women, 46 (36%) were men, the average age of which was 27.5±2.1. Cognitive function was studied using the MMSE test, MSCT/MRI of the brain.

Results: Migraine with aura was diagnosed in 20 (42.6%) patients, migraine without aura 27 (57.4%) caused an epileptic attack. In 5 (10.6%) cases, one seizure was detected, in the remaining 42 (89.4%) cases, two or more episodes of seizures were detected. In the control group, 26 (20.3%) patients were diagnosed with migraine with aura, 95 (74.2%) patients with migraine without aura. Studying cognitive function, it was found that 85.1% (n=40) of patients with migraine comorbid epilepsy had moderate and mild cognitive impairment. In the control group, only 27.3% (n=35) of cases had moderate cognitive impairment. Neuroimaging revealed ischemic changes in the cerebral cortex, periventricular and subcortical white matter in 87.2% (n=41) of cases in the main group and in 38.3% (n=49) of patients in the control group. MMSE data had a direct correlation with MRI/MSCT data with P<0.001 changes.

Conclusions: Accession of an epileptic seizure in migraine is combined with a decrease in cognitive function and is associated with vascular complications of the brain. Cognitive impairment in migraine comorbid epilepsy requires correction of this condition.

P171 Impact of migraine in Indian housewives: A subset analysis from Mapping Migraine Minds study- A cross-sectional study to compare the difference in burden of migraine among Indian males & females

S. Singh¹, R. L. Narasimhan², A. Gupta³, J. Sharma⁴, U. Sundar⁵, S. Thakur⁶, A. Thorat⁶

¹Artemis Hospital, Neurology, Gurgaon, India; ²Madras Medical College, Neurology, Chennai, India; ³Army Hospital, R&R New Delhi, New Delhi, India; ⁴Base Hospital, Neurology, New Delhi, India; ⁵Sion Hospital, Neurology, Mumbai, India; ⁶Novartis, Medical, Mumbai, India

Correspondence: S. Thakur

Objective: To highlight migraine impact in terms of symptom, functional, social & economic burden among Indian housewives.

Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted from 20th April 2022 – 21st June 2022 in 300 adult male and female (1:1) migraine patients. Survey questionnaire was validated by a steering committee of 10 Indian neurologists. Data was collected using telephonic & face to face interview mode. Results were analysed using descriptive statistics

Results: Our study included 120 housewives; of which 34% reported 4-7 monthly migraine days (MMDs), 40% 8-14MMDs & 26% had 15 days or more. Major symptoms observed were headache (88%), fatigue (62%), Blurred vision (60%), loss of appetite (57%) & dizziness (47%). Average duration of migraine episode was 5.9 hours. Migraine resulted in productivity loss of 3.8 days/month and 2.3 hours/day. 85.8% of housewives reported that migraine has impacted their social life. Of these, 74% felt guilty, 63% felt isolated & 47% felt depressed / helpless. 69% felt that migraine may damage their relationship with spouse. 100% housewives with children (n=95) reported that migraine has affected their children; 62% reported compromised academics, 57% with reduced ability to parent, 69% for anxiety in children, 67% for frustration & 45% for mood change / irritability. Indirect cost of migraine was INR 8958/6 months in addition to direct medical costs which was less than other females.

Conclusion: Migraine impact among Indian housewives is significantly high. Total cost incurred for housewives is the least, highlighting healthcare neglect. Holistic approach of patient education, lifestyle interventions & target specific pharmacotherapy may improve their quality of life.

Key words: Migraine Burden; India; Housewives; Quality of life

P172 The effect of botulinum toxin on anxiety and depression scales in chronic and high frequency migraneurs

J. Moniz Dionísio, A. R. Pinheiro, Â. Abreu, S. Machado, E. Parreira

Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Neurology, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: J. Moniz Dionísio

Objective: To evaluate the impact of botulinum toxin (BoNT) on depression and anxiety scales in patients with migraine.

Methods: Unicentric prospective study, with data analysis of 40 patients with chronic and high frequency migraine, refractory to several oral migraine-preventive medications, from 2016 to 2022. Data concerning demographic, clinical, comorbid, and therapeutic data was obtained. Validated clinical questionnaires were applied regarding pain characteristics (Head Impact Test-6 – HIT-6, Headache Under-Response to Treatment – HURT, and Migraine Disability Assessment - MIDAS), and psychological comorbid states (STAI Form Y-1 and Form Y-2 and Zung Depression Scale). SPSS® 28 was used for statistical analysis.

Results: Eighty-seven-point five percent were female, with a mean age at the end of treatment of 46 years (σ=12.52). 30% of patients were previously diagnosed with an anxiety disorder and 37.5% had been diagnosed with depression. At 6 months of treatment, all scales showed a consistent reduction, especially HIT-6 (R²=0.932) and HURT (R²=0.956) scores. On linear regression analysis, a positive relation was found between both STAI Y-1 and STAI Y-2 and MIDAS scales (R²=0.785, R²=0.878, p2 = 0.213, R²=0.266, p<0.05), where STAI Y-2 (anxiety state) seemed to have a better correlation with pain variation. No significant statistical relation was found when analyzing the groups that had been previously diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression. No significant correlations were found when analyzing Zung Depression Scale with pain scales.

Conclusions: BoNT seems to have a positive effect on anxiety. This effect is possibly related with treatment efficacy, as measured by MIDAS and HIT-6, and it does not seem to be affected by previous diagnosis of anxiety disorders.

P173 Intravenous lidocaine and ketamine infusions for headache disorders: a retrospective cohort study

J. Ray^1,2,3, S. Cheng¹, K. Tsan⁴, H. Hussain⁴, R. Stark^1,3, M. Matharu⁵, E. Hutton^1,3

¹Alfred Health, Neurology, Melbourne, Australia; ²Austin Health, Neurology, Melbourne, Australia; ³Monash University, Neurosciences, Melbourne, Australia; ⁴Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; ⁵Queen Square Institute of Neurology and The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom

Correspondence: J. Ray

Objective: To assess the safety of real-world efficacy and safety of intravenous lidocaine and ketamien for headache disorders.

Methodology: Patients admitted between 01/01/2018 and 31/07/2021 were identified by ICD code and electronic prescription. Efficacy of infusion was determined by reduction in visual analogue score (VAS), and patient demographics were collected from review of the hospital electronic medical record.

Results: Through the study period, 83 infusions (50 lidocaine, 33 ketamine) were initiated for a headache disorder (77 migraine, 3 NDPH, 2 SUNCT, 1 cluster headache). In migraine, lidocaine infusion achieved a ≥50% reduction in pain in 51.1% over a mean 6.2 days (SD 2.4). Ketamine infusion was associated with a ≥50% reduction in pain in 34.4% over a mean 5.1 days (SD 1.5). Side effects were observed in 32% and 42.4% respectively. Infusion for medication overuse headache (MOH) led to successful withdrawal of analgesia in 61.1% of lidocaine, and 41.7% of ketamine infusions.

Conclusion: Lidocaine and ketamine infusions are an efficacious inpatient treatment for headache disorders, however associated with prolonged length-of-stay and possible side-effects.

P174 HEADWORK as innovative tool for monitoring MABs efficacy in migraine and their influence on work activity

D. A. Montisano¹, G. Vaghi², D. D'Amico³, A. Raggi³, G. Sances², C. Tassorelli^2,4, L. Grazzi³

¹University of Milan-Bicocca, Milano, Italy; ²Fondazione Istituto Neurologico Mondino di Pavia, Pavia, Italy; ³IRCCS Foundation “Carlo Besta” Neurological Institute, Milano, Italy; ⁴Università degli studi di Pavia, Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, Pavia, Italy

Correspondence: G. Vaghi and L. Grazzi

QUESTION:Monoclonal antibodies (MABs) have been a game changer in the treatment of migraine since their approval. Their efficacy is generally assessed with disease related metrics, but there is an increasing need to evaluate the impact of disease treatment on the global burden on patients and society. HEADWORK (HW) is a new evaluation tool, developed specifically to assess the impact on work tasks and reduced productivity of migraineurs. The aim of this study was to test the performance of HW on migraine patients treated with MABs.

METHODS:We enrolled 56 patients receiving treatment with MABs at the Headache Centres of IRCCS "C. Besta" (Milan) or IRCCS "C. Mondino" (Pavia). They were assessed with the HW questionnaire at baseline and at the 3rd (M3) and 6th month (M6) of treatment. HW questionnaire consists of two sections: "Work-related difficulties" (HW1),11 items dealing with the degree of difficulty in general skills, problems solving or starting new task; "Factors contributing to work-related difficulties" (HW2), 6 items to address the degree to which some factors, such as noise and brightness of the workplace, negatively impact work-related tasks.

RESULTS:Population: 10M and 46F, mean age (49.5y±8.7), mean age at onset of disease (18y±8),mean duration of disease (34y±11.2). We observed a marked and consistent reduction in "classical" indicators: monthly migraine days (15±5.9 at baseline, 5±6.27 at M3, 7±6.8 at M6), medications per month (15±9.3 at baseline, 5±13.7 at M3, 6±7.4 at M6), MIDAS (48±36.8 at baseline, 8.5±17.4 at M3, 5±11 at M6), HIT-6(66±3 at baseline, 62±8.3 at M3, 59±8.2 at M6).HW scores paralleled the above parameters: HW1(20±8.3 at baseline, 10.5±5.8 at M3 , 7±8.5 at M6), HW2(10.5±5.8 at baseline,6±4.4 at M3, 4±4.1 at M6).

CONCLUSION:Our findings confirm the effectiveness of MABs. HW1 and HW2 also show an extremely positive impact on work related activities. HW appears a suitable tool to assess migraine-related work disability in these patients.

Fig. 1 (abstract 174).

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P175 Optimization of Acute Treatment in Migraine Patients Treated with Monoclonal Antibodies Acting on the CGRP Pathway

C. Rosignoli¹, R. Ornello¹, V. Caponnetto¹, A. Onofri¹, L. Tartaglione², A. Russo², M. Silvestro², S. Sacco¹

¹University of L'Aquila, Neuroscience Section, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, L'Aquila, Italy; ²University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), Naples, Italy

Correspondence: C. Rosignoli

Question: We aimed at assessing the impact of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide pathway (CGRP-mAbs) on migraine outcomes that are not usually captured by literature, including the optimization of acute treatments.

Methods: Consecutive patients with chronic or episodic migraine from the Headache Centers of Avezzano-L'Aquila and Naples, were included from March 2021 to June 2022. We included and followed up to 3 months patients starting treatment with any CGRP-mAb (erenumab, fremanezumab, or galcanezumab) at the baseline visit. All patients filled out the Migraine Treatment Optimization Questionnaire (MTOQ) at the start and 3 months after the start of treatment with CGRP-mAbs. During the study period, they completed a headache diary, where they reported the number of migraine days, and acute drug intakes.

Results: We included 41 patients, (87.5% women; 72.5% with chronic migraine), with a median age of 46 [interquartile range (IQR) 42.25–55] years. At baseline – i.e., during the 3 months before treatment start –, median MTOQ score was 6 (IQR 3-8), with 30 median monthly migraine days (IQR 20-53) and a median drugs intake equal to 30 doses (IQR 20.25-60). At the 3-month follow-up, median mTOQ scores increased to 10 (IQR 7-13; pvs. baseline), indicating better optimization of treatment during, while median monthly migraine days decreased to 20 (IQR 9-27.5; p=0.002 vs. baseline). The median number of acute treatment monthly doses decreased from 30 to 20 (IQR 5.75-29.25, p=0.010 vs baseline), during the 3 months of follow-up. Finally, higher scores on the mTOQ negatively correlated with lower use of acute treatments (p=0.028).

Conclusion: Our study shows that, 3 months of preventive treatment with CGRP-MoAbs led to a significant increase in mTOQ scores, meaning improved effectiveness of acute treatments, paralleled by decreased monthly migraine days and acute treatment use.

P176 Personalized Low-Glycemic Nutrition for the Prophylaxis of Migraine: Real World Data from two Prospective Studies using a Digital Therapeutic

T. Schroeder¹, V. Lelleck², C. Sina², F. Schulz¹, G. Kuehn¹, S. Evers³, O. Witt¹, C. Gaul⁴, D. Thaci⁵, D. Klein¹, A. Gendolla⁶

¹Perfood GmbH, R&D, Luebeck, Germany; ²University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein, Institute of Nutritional Medicine, Luebeck, Germany; ³University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany; ⁴Headache Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; ⁵University of Luebeck, Institute and Comprehensive Center for Inflammation Medicine, Luebeck, Germany; ⁶Medical Practice for Neurology and Pain Therapy Essen, Essen, Germany

Correspondence: T. Schroeder

Question:

Migraine is a headache disorder associated with a high socioeconomic burden. We developed a digital therapeutic that provides an individualized low-glycemic diet based on continuous glucose measurement. We aimed to find out if this digital therapeutic can serve as a non-pharmacological migraine prophylaxis.

Methods:

We have performed two prospective studies with migraine patients who used our digital therapeutic over a period of 16 weeks. The patients used a headache diary and recorded their migraine-related daily life impairment using the assessment tools HIT-6 and MIDAS for a pre versus post comparison. In addition, continuous glucose data of patients were compared to healthy controls.

Results:

In both studies, patients reported a reduction of headache and migraine days as well as reductions in HIT-6 and MIDAS scores. More specifically, migraine days decreased by 2.40 days (95 % CI [-3.37; -1.42]), HIT-6 improved by 3.17 points (95 % CI [-4.63; -1.70]) and MIDAS by 13.45 points (95 % CI [-22.01; -4.89]). Glucose data suggest that migraine patients have slightly increased mean glucose values as compared to healthy controls but drop into a glucose range that is below one"s individual standard range before a migraine attack.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, our digital therapeutic is a non-pharmacological migraine prophylaxis that induces a therapeutic effect within the range of pharmacological interventions.

Fig. 1 (abstract P176).

Change in the number of monthly migraine headache days between the four-week baseline phase and the last four weeks of the intervention phase in the complete data set analysis (n=62). Number of headache days was assessed by daily headache diary. Boxplots show 1st quartile, median (solid line), mean (dashed line), and 3rd quartile. Outliers are marked with dots

P177 Iprazochrome and codeine – unlikely winners in migraine treatment in Poland. Targeting areas for improvement in migraine treatment (results from Migraine in Poland - a nationwide cross-sectional survey)

M. Waliszewska-Prosół¹, M. Straburzyński², S. Budrewicz¹, E. Czapińska-Ciepiela³, M. Nowaczewska ⁴, A. Gryglas-Dworak⁵, R. B. Lipton⁶

¹Wroclaw Medical University, Neurology, Wroclaw, Poland; ²University of Warmia and Mazury, Family Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Olsztyn, Poland; ³Epilepsy and Migraine Treatment Centre, Kraków, Poland; ⁴Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Ludwik, Rydygier Collegium Medicum, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and Laryngological Oncology, Bydgoszcz, Poland; ⁵Headache Center, Wrocław, Poland; ⁶Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Neurology, New York, United States

Correspondence: M. Waliszewska-Prosół

Question: Defining migraine patterns of care in Poland.

Methods: The Migraine in Poland study is a nation-wide cross-sectional online survey conducted from August 2021 to June 2022. Participants were recruited through various channels, targeting mostly persons suffering from headaches. Survey protocol included questions allowing for diagnosis of migraine without aura (MwoA). Moreover, the questionnaire assessed consultation rates with a medical professional, as well as the use of abortive or preventive treatment, including non-pharmacological methods.

Results: 3225 respondents aged 13 to 80 (mean age 38.94) submitted their answers via online questionnaire (87.10% were women). MwoA diagnosis was confirmed in 1679 (52.73%) of subjects, and 1571 (93.57%) of them consulted their headache with a medical professional in the past.

1553 (92.50%) of MwoA participants declared the current use of some form of treatment. Combination analgesics (especially containing codeine) were the most frequently used (n=991, 59.02%) abortive medications. These were followed by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen (n=1318, 78.50%). Triptans/ergots were used by 959 (57.12%) respondents. 383 (22.81%) resorted to abortive treatment with frequency indicating medication-overuse.

Prophylactic treatment was at some point used by 599 (35.68%), while 193 (11.49%) were currently on preventive medications. The most frequently prescribed migraine prophylaxis was iprazochrome 151 (8.99%), followed by flunarizine 136 (8.10%) and topiramate 99 (5.90%). 23.28% used nutraceuticals for prevention (most frequently magnesium).

Conclusions: The consultation rate for migraine patients in Poland was relatively high, and most of the subjects received the correct diagnosis. However, there is a need for improving standards of care, especially in regard to choice of prophylaxis. There is also a need to raise public awareness of the dangers of codeine-based medications (available OTC in Poland).

P178 Alternative Indirect Treatment Comparisons for Eptinezumab in Migraine Prevention

C. Fawsitt¹, H. Thom¹, S. Regnier², X. Ying Lee², S. Kymes³, L. Vase⁴

¹Clifton Insight, Bristol, United Kingdom; ²Lundbeck, Copenhagen, Denmark; ³Lundbeck, Deerfield, IL, United States; ⁴Sciences Aarhus University, Department of Psychology and Behavioural, Aarhus, Denmark

Correspondence: X. Ying Lee

OBJECTIVE: To explore impact of delivery mechanism on 12-week change from baseline in monthly migraine days (MMDs) for indirect treatment comparisons (ITCs) of eptinezumab and other aCGRP mAbs. Intravenous (IV) eptinezumab was investigated for migraine prevention in episodic (EM) and chronic migraine (CM). The comparator aCGRP mAbs are delivered subcutaneously (SC). Influence of delivery mechanism on placebo (PBO) response may bias ITCs.

METHODS: Evaluated 3 methodologies: (1) standard Bayesian network meta-analysis (NMA) of phase 3 clinical trials assuming PBOs are identical; (2) network meta-regression (NMR) regressing treatment effect on PBO response; and (3) unanchored simulated treatment comparison (STC) using only active arm data.

RESULTS: NMA results favored eptinezumab 300mg over fremanezumab in CM but favored erenumab 140mg and galcanezumab 120mg over eptinezumab 100mg in EM. NMR found all treatments were similar. Unanchored STC in EM favored eptinezumab for most comparisons, while all comparisons in CM favored eptinezumab (one-sided p<0.05). See Tables 1 and 2.

CONCLUSIONS: Assumptions about delivery mechanism have a large impact on ITCs. NMA and NMR results are mixed and rarely differentiate treatments. The unanchored STC strongly and consistently favored eptinezumab over other migraine preventive treatments. Consideration of which approach best reflects drug-placebo interactions and real-world outcomes would be beneficial to clinical and formulary decision makers.

Table 1 (abstract P178). Estimated differences in CFB MMD at 12 weeks in episodic migraine. Values <0 favor eptinezumab. ‘Significance’ at 0.05 threshold should be judged by 95% intervals not crossing 0 and is indicated by an asterisk (*)

Table 2 (abstract P178). Estimated differences in CFB MMD at 12 weeks in chronic migraine. Values <0 favor eptinezumab. ‘Significance’ at 0.05 threshold should be judged by 95% intervals not crossing 0 and is indicated by an asterisk (*)

P179 Clinical pattern and response to treatment of predominant posterior migraine

G. Cabral¹, C. Gonçalves¹, A. Caetano^1,2, R. Pelejão¹, M. V. Baptista^1,2

¹Hospital Egas Moniz, Neurology, Lisbon, Portugal; ²Chronic Diseases Research Center (CEDOC) - Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova, Lisbon, Portugal

Correspondence: G. Cabral

Background: There are few data about patients whose migraine headaches predominantly affect the head's back.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of patients with the diagnosis of episodic or chronic migraine (according to the ICHD-3 classification) with posterior (occipital and back of neck) onset and predominant location from 2013 to 2020.

Results: We identified 60 patients (mean age of headache onset: 27 years old; 81.6% were female) with episodic (78.3%) or chronic migraine (21.7%) with the posterior onset and predominant location. We identified 3 patterns of pain: patients with only posterior localized migraine (25; 41.7%); posterior and temporal or parietal migraine (posterior plus migraine; 16; 26.7%); and posterior onset with holocranial irradiation of pain (19; 31.6%). Regarding the headache characteristics, the most frequent pattern was bilateral or alternating pain (40% each); 63,4% described photophobia or phonophobia plus nausea or vomiting; 28.3% reported aura. The duration of each attack was mostly <48hours (61.8%). Most patients had <5 episodes of migraine attacks/month (51.8%). Only 10 patients (16.7%) reported modification of pain pattern since the onset of migraine. Regarding the treatment, 53.3% of the patients reported failure of at least one drug for the acute phase and 20% had a failure with at least one prophylactic drug. We identified that 18.4% of the patients also had a medication-overuse headache. Forty-three patients (71.7%) started a prophylactic drug. During follow-up, only 14 patients had treatment response (defined as a reduction in ≥50% of monthly headaches).

Conclusions: In our cohort, patients with posterior predominant migraine have a young-onset headache, mostly localized pain, a short duration of each attack, and a low frequency of monthly headaches. In the future, it would be important to understand if there are clinical and therapeutic differences between patients with posterior versus anterior predominant migraine.

P180 Classification of the pain curve and semiology of a migraine crisis

A. Gonzalez-Martinez¹, J. Gálvez-Goicurría², J. Pagán², S. Quintas¹, A. Vieira¹, J. L. Ayala³, A. Sanz^2,4, M. Sobrado¹, J. Vivancos¹, A. B. Gago-Veiga¹

¹Hospital Universitario de La Princesa & Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-Princesa), Neurology, Madrid, Spain; ²Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Electronic Engineering Department, Madrid, Spain; ³Computer Architecture and Automation Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 16734 Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain 4CCS: Center for Computational Simulation, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; ⁴Unidad de Análisis de datos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS-Princesa), Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain

Correspondence: A. Gonzalez-Martinez

Objective: Previous studies have identified clinical characteristics of a migraine crisis; however, the evolution of the pain has been little studied. Our objective was to evaluate the semiology of a migraine crisis according to the type of pain curve.

Methods: We analyzed the pain curve of patients with episodic migraine according to the current criteria (ICHD-III) included in a prospective real time study using a smartphone application. The follow-up period was one month, the patient marked start/end and evolution of the pain in at least 5 points depending on the intensity. Symptomatic treatment was allowed. At the end of the crisis, the patient completed the characteristics of the episode in the smartphone application. To generate the model K-means and a supervised validation technique using a logistic model tree was used.

Results: A total of 344 migraine crisis from 51 patients (mean age 39 years, 90.2% women) were analyzed. Using the maximum pain intensity, time to achieve the maximum pain intensity, the relationship between both parameters and the total duration, all episodes were categorized in four types according to the main characteristics: 1(high intensity), 2(acute onset), 3(prolonged and intense) y 4(low intensity). Univariate analysis found statistically significant differences in the type of curve regarding the presence of nauseas (p<0.001), sonophobia(p<0.001), osmophobia(p<0.03) and the number of simultaneous symptoms (p<0.001); there were also differences in prodromic symptoms such as speech difficulties (p=0.029), dizziness (p=0.015), and postdrom symptoms such as appetite (p=0.029), whim (p=0.031), cognitive (p=0.019) and sleepiness (p=0.013).

Conclusion: The evolution of the pain crisis can be successfully categorized in 4 types of curves, which represent different semiology characteristics of a migraine crisis

P181 Evolution of practice guidelines for the treatment of acute migraine with Paracetamol (Acetaminophen)

M. Lanteri-Minet¹, R. Pegahi²

¹CHU de Nice, Nice, France; ²UPSA, Medical Affairs, Rueil-Malmaison, France

Correspondence: M. Lanteri-Minet

Objective: Qualitative assessment of evolution over time in different guidelines for paracetamol use in acute migraine

Methods: The assessment was performed on 10 published guidelines from 5 scientific societies, American Headache Society (AHS), formerly American Academy of Neurology (AAN), French headache society ("Société Française d'Etudes des Migraines et Céphalées" - SFEMC), Canadian Headache Society (CHS), European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), and European Headache Federation (EHF).

Results: The comparison between earlier (1997-2014) and current (2009-2021) guidelines showed an evolution in the level of recommendations for paracetamol use in three of five scientific societies. There was a shift from no recommendation or recommendation only for mild attacks to recommendation for mild to moderate attacks without restriction in updated guidelines. Four of the five scientific societies (AHS, SFEMC, CHS, EFNS) now recommend Paracetamol for mild to moderate attacks. The 5th scientific society (EHF) recommends paracetamol when NSAIDs are contraindicated.

Conclusion: This qualitative analysis emphasizes evolutions in practice guidelines over time in different scientific societies regarding the place of paracetamol in acute migraine. There was a positive evolution in paracetamol recommendations in the latest guidelines. Most guidelines now recommend it for mild to moderate pain.

P182 Craniocervical Flexion Test in patients with migraine: discriminatory validity and accuracy

A. Rodrigues¹, L. Lima Florencio², J. Martins¹, M. Mendes Bragatto Scornavacca¹, C. Fernández-de-las-Peñas², F. Dach³, D. Bevilaqua Grossi¹

¹University of São Paulo, Health Sciences, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; ²Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain; ³University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil

Correspondence: A. Rodrigues

Objectives: To evaluate the discriminatory validity and provide a clinical cut-off of the craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) in migraineurs stratified by the report of neck pain, headache-related disability and neck disability.

Methods: This study enrols 50 women without headache and 102 women with migraine recruited by convenience from a local tertiary care setting. The standard reference for migraine diagnosis was the International Classification of Headache Disorders. All volunteers underwent the CCFT and the patients with migraine patients answered the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) and Neck Disability Index (NDI) questionnaires. Discriminatory validity was verified by groups comparison. The clinical cut-off was obtained and classified according to the diagnostic accuracy of the CCFT.

Results: The CCFT presented discriminative validity for comparing control (median = 28, IRQ = 6) with migraine (median = 26, IRQ = 4, p = 0.01) and migraine with neck pain (median = 26, IRQ = 4, p = 0.01), but not among the migraine subtypes with disability by migraine or neck pain related disability on the MIDAS and NDI. The diagnostic accuracies were classified between poor and not discriminating with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve ranging from 57% to 69%, and non-acceptable values of sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative likelihood ratios.

Conclusion: The CCFT is able to discriminate asymptomatic controls from migraine patients with and without neck pain. However, it cannot discriminate patients with migraine according to their pain-related disability. In addition, the CCFT does not offer a cut-off value adequate to identify the deficit of function of the deep flexor muscles in migraine patients.

P183 Prevalence, disease profile, treatment patterns and burden of migraine in India: An internet-based survey

D. Chowdhury¹, A. Krishnan², A. Duggal¹, D. Datta¹, A. Mundra¹, V. Deorari¹, A. Tomar¹, A. Koul¹

¹GB Pant Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Neurology, Delhi, India; ²All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Community Medicine, Delhi, India

Correspondence: D. Chowdhury

Objective: To study the prevalence, disease profile, and disease burden of migraine patients in India using an internet-based survey.

Methods: This is the second part of an internet-based survey using a structured questionnaire conducted from 27th April to 31st July 2020. The first part assessed the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on Indian migraine patients (1). Persons aged 18 years and above were invited to participate. Previously known migraine patients being treated by physicians or those fulfilling 2 out of 3 criteria (limitation of activities for a day or more, associated nausea or vomiting, and photophobia or phonophobia) were diagnosed as migraine patients.

Results: 5694 persons registered and 4078 completed the full survey. Migraine was diagnosed in 984 (24.1%) participants [(635 females); mean age 35.32 ±11.16]. The mean migraine days per month was 7.24±5.84 (median=5; range=0.5-30). 109 (11.1%) had ≥ 15 headache days per month. Moderate to severe pain was reported by 923 (93.8%). Acute drug treatment was used by 877(89.1%) and 10.9% used non-pharmacological measures. Preventive medications were used by 569 (57.8%). Of patients who required preventive medications (≥ 4 attacks per month), 18.5% did not receive them. Headache yesterday was reported by 571 (58%). 52% were willing to spend from INR 1000 to 10000 (13.6 USD to 136 USD) per month to cure their headaches completely.

Conclusion: Approximately 1 out of 4 persons suffers from migraine in India. More than half of the migraine patients have a significant burden as reflected by their willingness to pay for its cure.

Reference:

1. Chowdhury D, Krishnan A, Duggal A, Datta D, Mundra A, Deorari V, Tomar A, Koul A. An Internet-based study on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdown on migraine in India. Acta Neurol Scand. 2021;144(6):706-716.

P184 Use of Carbamazepine in Patients with Migraine-Comorbid Epilepsy in The Uzbek Population

M. Mavlanov, F. Saidvaliyev

Tashkent Medical Academy, Neurology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Correspondence: M. Mavlanov

Purpose: Choice of the most effective anticonvulsant in patients with migraine comorbid epilepsy (MCE).

Materials and methods: In the period from 2018 to 2021, 18 patients with a diagnosis of migraine comorbid epilepsy applied to the department of the consultative polyclinic of the Tashkent Medical Academy. The patients underwent examination, ID-Migraine test, VAS, MIDAS, IPSS-QoL and EEG (again in a month), MRI of the brain.

Results: The diagnosis was made according to the ID-Migraine criteria and the International Headache Classification 3-Revision (ICHD-3). Women 12 (66.7%), men 6 (33.3%), mean age 27.4±0.4. Neurologic examination without features. The mean VAS was 6.9, which indicates a pronounced intensity of headaches. According to the MIDAS scale, the average value is 15.6 - in the main number of patients, headache makes everyday activity difficult. The quality of life was reduced according to the IPSS-QoL test - global index = 39.9. In 14 (77.7%) cases, convulsions had a primary generalized character, in 4 (22.3%) patients, partial convulsions with transitions to generalization were determined. On the EEG foci were determined. Patients were divided into equal 2 groups, while the difference between the VAS, MIDAS and IPSS-QoL scores of the 2 groups was not statistically significant. In order to prevent migraine and relieve seizures, the first group of patients was given Carbamazepine 400-600 mg/day, the patients of the second group received Valproic acid 1000 mg/day. Upon re-examination, in all patients, the frequency and intensity of headaches decreased, daily activity and quality of life improved with a predominance in the first group. The EEG also showed positive dynamics with prevalence in the first group.

Conclusions: Patients with MCE Carbamazepine gave a better result compared to valproic acid. This conclusion is not a criterion for choosing the drug and requires further research.

P186 Treatment of Migraine in children and adolescents

J. Genizi

BNAI ZION, PEDIATRICS, Haifa, Israel

Migraine headaches in children may cause attacks that require abortive treatment. This study evaluated the incidence and efficacy of medications used for relieving migraine headache attacks in the pediatric population in Israel. Children 6–18 years of age who were diagnosed in our pediatric neurology clinic as having migraine headaches were enrolled into the study. Children and their parents recorded the children response to abortive treatment during consecutive