Headache

Treatment with 100 mg ubrogepant was effective at curbing migraine attacks when administered during the prodromal phase compared with placebo, according to research from The Lancet.

Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. It is defined as transitory (short-lived) or chronic elevation of the blood pressure in the arteries. This elevation may lead to cardiovascular damage. When left untreated, the damage to the circulatory system can cause heart attack, stroke, heart failure, heart disease and kidney failure.

A systematic literature review determined that various classes of blood pressure-lowering medication reduced frequency of migraine days per month compared with placebo, according to a study published in Cephalalgia.

AUSTIN, Texas — Treatment with IV ketamine for pediatric refractory headache resulted in a 50% reduction in pain at discharge, with nearly two-thirds of patients not requiring rescue care within 1 month, according to a poster presentation.

Last week, Healio provided live coverage of the American Headache Society Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, where health care professionals gathered for the latest updates on headache disorders.

AUSTIN, Texas — Long-term use of eptinezumab resulted in improvements in symptoms and headache days in patients with chronic migraine and medication-overuse headache, according to a poster presented here.

AUSTIN, Texas — Sustained freedom from pain and the most bothersome migraine symptom was achieved in more patients treated with investigational STS 101 compared with placebo, according to a study presented here.

AUSTIN, Texas — Significant improvement was reported in children who have follow-up visits to a headache clinic, although Black patients and patients on Medicaid were less likely to complete these visits, according to data presented here.

AUSTIN, Texas — Hispanic patients with headache disorders were overall satisfied with telemedicine services, regardless of English language proficiency, according to a poster presented here.

I want to reflect on a recent patient I admitted: a woman in her 40s who presented with an intractable headache.