Headache Research Library

Dawn Buse, PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and the director of behavioral medicine at the Montefiore Headache Center, and a professor in the department of neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City

Highlights from the July/August issue of Headache

Findings published in the July/August issue of Headache have identified an unmet treatment need for patients with chronic migraine who also experience allodynia: a longitudinal, population-based AMPP study uncovered....

Recently, there has been a lot of attention focused on research and media on concussion, its effects on the brain and symptoms that patients experience.  Awareness of this concern and the symptoms athletes may experience has increased.

In this month’s edition of Headache in the News, we are featuring an article from the British Medical Journal which highlights “Complementary and integrative medicine (CIM) in the management of headache.

The presence of multiple co-morbidities appears to influence clinical course and overall recovery. 

Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) may represent an effective prophylactic treatment for migraine, according to results from a multicenter observational study presented at the 59th annual scientific meeting of the American Headache Society.

The prospective analysis of more than 200 patients aged 5 to 18 years showed that 39% had premonitory symptoms, with the most common being fatigue and mood change.

Zolmitriptan nasal spray may be beneficial in the treatment of migraines in adolescents, according to research presented at the 59th American Headache Society (AHS) Annual Scientific Meeting, held June 8-11, 2017, in Boston, Massachusetts.

While over half of women with migraine report improvement of headaches during pregnancy, having a history of migraine may increase the chance of negative health outcomes. The state of pregnancy increases the risk of several other causes of headache...

Many patients ask me whether there is an association between migraine and their allergies. Other patients ask me whether there is an association between migraine and asthma.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based practice that focuses on helping patients develop coping strategies, change harmful thought patterns, and learn how to improve their experience with illness.

Migraine is associated with a number of disabling aura symptoms such as visual changes, focal numbness, focal weakness and speech changes as well as associated symptoms such as...

Hypothyroidism is a disorder in which the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone.