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Advances in the Treatment of Cluster Headache

General Diagnostic Matters Concerning Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalalgias Recently, some important diagnostic matters have arisen around TACs. These...

BTG - New Treatment Strategies for Migraine Prevention

Triptans The triptans—sumatriptan, zolmitriptan, naratriptan, rizatriptan, almotriptan, frovatriptan and eletriptan— revolutionized the...

Cluster Headache - Diagnosis and Treatment

There is no more severe pain than that sustained by a cluster headache sufferer and if not for the rather short duration of attacks most cluster...

Emerging Treatments in Headache

Migraine Pathophysiology In recent years, significant advances have been made in the understanding of migraine pathophysiology. Although the exact...

Mycophenolate Mofetil in Immune-mediated Neurological Diseases - A Comprehensive Review

This effect manifests clinically as an anti-proliferative effect on T- and B-lymphocytes, inhibition of polyclonally activated B-lymphocyte antibody...

Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Migraine

Current treatments (e.g. acute and preventative medications, physical therapy, nerve blocks, cervical decompression, and surgical interventions...

Pharmacological and Non-pharmacological Management of Tension-type Headache

The diagnostic problem most often encountered is the difficulty of discriminating between TTH and mild migraines. Measures towards attaining a...

The Bipolar Spectrum in Migraine, Cluster, and Chronic Tension Headache

The bipolar spectrum tends to be underdiagnosed, with the full clinical spectrum being an evolving concept. The mild end of the bipolar spectrum...

Treatment Options for Acute Migraine

Despite its high prevalence, migraine is generally not well treated in the clinic. Many patients do not consult with a physician, and of those that...

Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias - From Pathophysiology to Neurostimulation

Clinical Characteristics of Trigeminal Autonomic CephalgiasThe second edition of the International Headache Society (IHS) classification introduced a...

Zolmitriptan Nasal Spray An Important New Development in the Acute Treatment of Migraine

Studies have shown that oral formulations are popular with migraine patients. In two studies, 80–88% of migraineurs selected a conventional...

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