Tag: Migraine
Rimegepant Bests Placebo for Preventing Migraine
Mean number of migraine days per month lower in those receiving rimegepant versus placebo
Major Neurological Disorders on the Rise in the United States
Burden increasing largely due to aging of the U.S. population
Higher Odds of Migraines Seen Among Sexual Minorities
Those identifying as mostly heterosexual or lesbian, gay, bisexual had higher prevalence of migraine
About 20 Percent of Women Avoid Pregnancy Due to Migraine
72.5 percent of women who avoided pregnancy believed that migraine would be worse in pregnancy
About One in Three Multiple Sclerosis Patients Have Migraine
Pooled prevalence of migraine 31 percent in MS patients, with significant variance internationally
Yoga + Medical Care Better for Episodic Migraines
Improvement seen in headache frequency, intensity, pill count, disability assessments
Prophylactic Manual Acupuncture Reduces Migraine Days
Manual versus sham acupuncture resulted in greater reduction in migraine days, attacks
Prophylactic Migraine Treatment Has No Effect in Children
Findings based on review of 23 studies with variety of treatments compared with placebo
Sleep Fragmentation Linked to Odds of Migraine
No temporal association found for short sleep duration, low sleep quality with migraine
Evidence Supports Use of High-Dose Aspirin for Migraine
High-dose aspirin safe, effective for acute migraine; low-dose aspirin can prevent recurrent attacks
