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Sumatriptan 6 mg subcutaneous as an effective migraine treatment in patients with cutaneous allodynia who historically fail to respond to oral triptans

The objective of the study was to assess the efficacy of 6 mg subcutaneous (SC) sumatriptan to treat migraine and the relationship between response of migraine and cutaneous allodynia in a population of migrai...

Authors: S. Diamond, F. G. Freitag, A. Feoktistov and G. Nissan

Present and previous psychopathology of juvenile onset migraine: a pilot investigation by Child Behavior Checklist

The objective was to describe the premorbid state of migraine with juvenile onset. Thirty subjects with migraine and 30 healthy subjects were enrolled in a case-control study. A structured questionnaire (Child...

Authors: F. Salvadori, V. Gelmi and F. Muratori

The rare, unilateral headaches. Vågå study of headache epidemiology

In the Vågå study of headache epidemiology, 1838 parishioners in the age group 18–65 years were included (88.6% of the relevant population). Each individual was questioned in a face-to-face situation. In this ...

Authors: O. Sjaastad and L. S. Bakketeig

Electrophysiological response patterns of primary sensory cortices in migraine

Migraine is an ictal disorder characterised by a particular vulnerability of patients to sensory overload, both during and outside of the attack. Central nervous system dysfunctions are supposed to play a pivo...

Authors: A. Ambrosini and J. Schoenen

Treatment with sumatriptan 50 mg in the mild phase of migraine attacks in patients with infrequent attacks: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

Most migraine patients with infrequent attacks are currently not treated with migrainespecific medication such as triptans. The response of these patients to triptans is unknown. The objective of this study wa...

Authors: P. Tfelt-Hansen, F. W. Bach, D. Daugaard, I. Tsiropoulos and B. Riddersholm

Migraine – the forgotten epidemic: development of the EHF/WHA Rome Declaration on Migraine

Despite the availability of effective treatments, many migraine sufferers in Europe still do not receive optimal treatment. A panel of specialists, primary-care physicians and patient-group representatives met...

Authors: H.-C. Diener, T. J. Steiner and S. J. Tepper

Immigrants in Italy and tension-type headache: correlated personality traits

Authors: F. Di Sabato, M. Di Vito and M. Foti

Neuroradiology and headaches

Headache is one of the most common outpatient pain conditions encountered in both physician offices and emergency departments. Establishment of an accurate diagnosis, accomplished only by a thorough history fo...

Authors: A. Romano, V. Cipriani and A. Bozzao

Persistent primary thunderclap headache responsive to gabapentin

We report the case of a woman with an apparent primary thunderclap headache which occurred frequently until she achieved a therapeutic dosage of gabapentin. Primary thunderclap headache is a rare type of heada...

Authors: I. Garza and D. F. Black

Valsalva-induced cluster headache

A case valsalva-induced cluster headache is presented. Cluster attacks induced by valsalva manoeuvres alone were only recently described, and such patients have features of cough headache and cluster headache....

Authors: B. E. McGeeney

Long-term benefits of botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) in chronic daily headache: a five-year long experience

Botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) has been recently suggested as prophylaxis therapy for the treatment of primary headache chronic forms. Several studies on its efficacy are available, but results are often cont...

Authors: I. Farinelli, G. Coloprisco, S. De Filippis and P. Martelletti

Narcotic analgesics for acute migraine in the emergency room: are we meeting Headache Societies' guidelines?

We analysed 161 patients with acute migraine in our emergency room (ER) to identify the use of narcotic analgesics as first-line treatment. Twenty-four percent of patients were treated with opioid analgesics a...

Authors: M. Wasay, K. S. Zaki, S. U. Khan and R. Rehmani

Headache related to use of cholinesterase inhibitors: study of a Cognitive Function Clinic population

Authors: A. J. Larner

Behavioural evaluation in patients affected by chronic pain: a preliminary study

The aim was to analyse the existing relation between a subjective evaluation of pain with the use of the Verbal Numerical Scale (VNS) and an objective behavioural measure associated with pain, by means of the ...

Authors: E. Monina, G. Falzetti, V. Firetto, L. Mariani and C. A. Caputi

The broad treatment expectations of migraine patients

The objective was to define the overall treatment expectations of migraineurs. Many studies have defined the expectations of patients regarding their acute migraine treatment but little information is availabl...

Authors: L. Kelman

Acute treatment of headache

Effective acute treatment of headache begins with making an accurate diagnosis and ruling out secondary causes of headache. Once a primary headache is diagnosed, it is important to choose the right combination...

Authors: A. M. Rapoport

The road ahead for chronic headache patients

Authors: P. Martelletti

The nervous system in colours: the tabulae pictae of G.F. d’Acquapendente (ca. 1533–1619)

The appearance in The Journal of Headache and Pain of this paper on an important document of the history of brain anatomy could seem of marginal interest for a journal devoted to clinical and basic research on he...

Authors: G. Zanchin and R. De Caro

Spinal MRI and intracranial hypotension diagnosis

Authors: N. Morelli, S. Gallerini, A. Chiti, M. Cosottini, P. De Simone, G. Orlandi and L. Murri

Intracranial hypotension syndrome following chiropratic manipulation of the cervical spine

Authors: S. Albayram

Migraine headache: a rare complication after cervicothoracic block

Authors: J. Beleña, I. Petersen, R. Cabeza, M. Núñez and A. Vidal

Transcranial magnetic stimulation for migraine: clinical effects

The objective was to assess the impact of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on pain and the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in migraine. Fortytwo people [mean age 41.43±11.69 (SD) years, 36 females] were ...

Authors: B. M. Clarke, A. R. M. Upton, M. V. Kamath, T. Al-Harbi and C. M. Castellanos

Commentary to ‘Comorbidity in Finnish migraine families’

Authors: Michael Bjørn Russell

Autonomic headache with autonomic seizures: a case report

The aim of the report is to present a case of an autonomic headache associated with autonomic seizures. A 19-year-old male who had had complex partial seizures for 15 years was admitted with autonomic complain...

Authors: A. Özge, H. Kaleagasi and F. Yalçin Tasmertek

Prevalences of primary headache symptoms at school-entry: a population-based epidemiological survey of preschool children in Germany

Primary headache and functional abdominal pain prevalences in an unselected populationbased sample of German preschool children and their parents (n=885) were collected in relation to health-related quality of li...

Authors: G. G. Ostkirchen, F. Andler, F. Hammer, K. D. Pöhler, E. Snyder-Schendel, N. K. Werner, S. Markett, U. Horacek, K. H. Jöckel and H. C. Diener

Cortical involvement during the description of head pain

Pain perception involves several cortical areas. Our purpose was to examine cortical activity in patients describing their cephalic pain with the MacGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ). Two SPECT analyses were perfo...

Authors: F. Mongini, G. Castellano, A. Deregibus, E. Rota and A. Bosco

Headache and recurrent abdominal pains in preschool children

Authors: P. A. Battistella and I. Toldo

Comorbidity in Finnish migraine families

The objective of the study was to investigate comorbidity of migraine in Finnish migraine families. One thousand consecutive participants in the Finnish Migraine Gene Project reported their medical illnesses i...

Authors: V. Artto, M. Wessman, M. Nissilä, E. Säkö, J. Liukkonen, H. Teirmaa, H. Harno, H. Havanka, M. Ilmavirta, A. Palotie, M. Färkkilä and M. Kallela

Chronic migraine prevention with topiramate

Chronic migraine (CM) is a disabling condition with not many treatment strategies available. Topiramate is effective in episodic migraine prevention, however little is known about its effect in CM. An open lab...

Authors: M. F. P. Peres, J. P. P. Mercante, F. C. Tanuri, M. Nunes and E. Zukerman

Reply to ‘Patient confidentiality issues and accuracy of medical images used in publications’

Authors: M. Trappolini, A. Scorza, A. Clerice, L. Angrisani, F. Trappolini, M. Rocchietti March and M. Proietta

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Specific features of migraine syndrome in children

The aim of the study was to define factors that can be used to distinguish migraine headaches from primary non-migraine headaches. Specific characteristics of headaches were analysed in 30 636 children aged 3–...

Authors: M. Knezevic-Pogancev

Good news for chronic migraine

Authors: J. Pascual

Patient confidentiality issues and accuracy of medical images used in publications

Authors: A. L. Evans

Outcome of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in chronic pain: short-term results of a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial

The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of shortterm transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment in chronic pain with respect to pain intensity and patients’ satisfaction with treatment...

Authors: J. Oosterhof, T. M. De Boo, R. A. B. Oostendorp, O. H. G. Wilder-Smith and B. J. P. Crul

Intracranial hypotension syndrome following chiropractic manipulation of the cervical spine

Cervical spine manipulation has been associated with several disorders such as cervical arteries dissection, but rarely has a relationship with intracranial hypotension been reported. We describe a patient sho...

Authors: N. Morelli, S. Gallerini, S. Gori, A. Chiti, M. Cosottini, G. Orlandi and L. Murri

A review of diagnostic and functional imaging in headache

The neuroimaging of headache patients has revolutionised our understanding of the pathophysiology of primary headaches and provided unique insights into these syndromes. Modern imaging studies point, together ...

Authors: A. May

Case of microarteriovenous malformation-induced trigeminal neuralgia treated with radiosurgery

Radiosurgery to the right fifth cranial nerve was performed with the Gamma Knife on a 39- year-old patient who presented with classic symptoms of trigeminal neuralgia (TN), but was found on imaging studies to ...

Authors: W. S. Anderson, P. P. Wang and D. Rigamonti

Trigger factors of migraine and tension-type headache: experience and knowledge of the patients

The objective was to examine potential trigger factors of migraine and tension-type headache (TTH) in clinic patients and in subjects from the population and to compare the patients’ personal experience with t...

Authors: C. Wöber, J. Holzhammer, J. Zeitlhofer, P. Wessely and Ç. Wöber-Bingöl

Trigger factors of migraine and tension-type headache

Authors: P. Sarchielli

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Authors: Giorgio Zanchin

Comorbid neuropathologies in migraine

The identification of comorbid disorders in migraineurs is important since it may impose therapeutic challenges and limit treatment options. Moreover, the study of comorbidity might lead to improve our knowled...

Authors: S. Sacco, L. Olivieri, S. Bastianello and A. Carolei

Are infrequent episodic, frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache inherited? A population-based study of 11 199 twin pairs

The objective was to investigate the importance of genetic and environmental factors for infrequent episodic, frequent episodic and chronic tension-type headache. Twin pairs recruited from the population-based...

Authors: M. B. Russell, J. Šaltytš-Benth and N. Levi

Late presentation of primary headache associated with sexual activity: is non-invasive angiography worthwhile?

The place of angiography in late presentation of headache associated with sexual activity has not been defined, unlike the situation with acute presentations. In a cohort of patients fulfilling diagnostic crit...

Authors: A. J. Larner

When cluster headache was called histaminic cephalalgia (Horton’s headache)

The Author revives his experiences and reminiscences in the frontline research and everyday clinical practice dealing with what was then called "histaminic cephalalgia" (Horton’s headache). In this context, th...

Authors: M. Fanciullacci

Reading data in migraine acute treatment studies: from clinical trials to reviews and meta-analyses

The huge amount of data regarding triptans in clinical practice provides a great opportunity to learn about their efficacy, tolerability and adverse events and offers to the clinician the background for the be...

Authors: M. Gabriella Buzzi

A case of unclassified headache involving bilateral nuchal to frontal pain associated with burning eyes and lacrimation

A 21-year-old Caucasian male presented to an oral medicine clinic with bilateral nuchal to frontal headache that was associated with burning eyes and lacrimation. Following a string of previous consultations w...

Authors: G. S. Antonarakis and M. Hughes

Spontaneous splenic infarction associated with sumatriptan use

Triptans are specific agonists of the serotonergic 5-HT_1B/1D receptors that have increasingly been used in the treatment of migraine and cluster headaches. Though they are generally considered safe, there have be...

Authors: A. Arora and S. Arora

Headache epidemiology: how and why?

The objective is to give an introduction to methods and study designs used in headache epidemiologic studies, to discuss their merits and problems, and to show the potential of such studies. The distinction be...

Authors: L. J. Stovner