Background Previous functional MRI studies have revealed that ongoing clinical pain in different chronic pain syndromes is directly correlated to the connectivity strength of the resting default mode network (DMN) with the insula. Here, we investigated seed-based resting state DMN-insula connectivity during acute migraine headaches. Methods Thirteen migraine without aura patients (MI) underwent...

Aim: Migraine is the second most common form of headache after tension headache. affects 11% population, and 3 times more in women than men. Studies have shown that migraine functionality patients at a rate 53.7%. Aim this study to describe effectiveness SPG blockade female patient with chronic persistent migraine. Methods & material: We used data from our clinic. The came clinic severe (VAS pa...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article discusses hormonal milestones and the influence that hormonal fluctuations make in the frequency and severity of migraine in women and includes information on acute, short-term, and preventive strategies for hormonally influenced migraine and the situations in which hormonal therapies may be offered. RECENT FINDINGS Genomic patterns in adolescent girls different...

Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders which a physician might come across in his career life. On the other hand, migraine is common disorders in society chronic headache such as migraine in epileptic patients give ride to difficulties in seizure treatment due to altering the sleeping pattern and calmness disarrangement. Therefore, early diagnosis and suitable treatment in ep...

The primary brain dysfunctions leading to the onset of a migraine attack remain largely unknown. Other important open questions concern the mechanisms of initiation, continuation, and termination of migraine pain, and the changes in brain function underlying migraine transformation. Brief trains of high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), when applied to the primary m...

BACKGROUND Migraine, a common chronic-intermittent disorder among reproductive age women, has emerged as a novel risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes. Diagnostic reliability of self-report of physician-diagnosed migraine has not been investigated in pregnancy cohort studies. We investigated agreement of self-report of physician-diagnosed migraine with the diagnostic criteria promoted by t...

Although the drug topiramate initially was developed for the treatment of epilepsy and received its first US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for that purpose, it subsequently was shown to be effective for the prevention of migraine headaches and is FDA approved for that indication as well. Migraine and epilepsy share a considerable number of biologic and clinical features, and it fo...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Identify the level of knowledge about neurophysiology pain in patients with chronic migraine through application Neurophysiology Pain Questionnaire. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out 30 migraine. The neurophysiological assessed by Brazilian version RESULTS: In general, had a low 4.03±1.52 correct answers 12 questions (34.1%). From those patients...