The antiepileptic agent, topiramate, has been under investigation for prevention of migraine for several years. Results of the first in a series of randomized, controlled, double-blind, multicenter studies show that higher doses of topiramate reduce the number of migraine periods and that this reduction is statistically significant compared with placebo. The mean number of migraine days and the...

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Objective: To review evidence on the pharmacologic treatment of the child with migraine headache. Methods: The authors reviewed, abstracted, and classified relevant literature. Recommendations were based on a four-tiered scheme of evidence classification. Treatment options were separated into medications for acute headache and preventive medications. Results: The authors identified and reviewed...

The Israel Heart Society (IHS, www.israel-heart.org.il) is a formal society of the Israel Medical Association (IMA), and acts as a formal representative of the cardiology community in Israel. The aims of our society are to augment the professional and scientific knowledge of therapy and prevention of heart diseases in Israel. The IHS is a formal member of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC...

BACKGROUND Stress, one of the most commonly identified triggers for primary headache in the workplace, usually leads to inefficient work during attacks. Stress-related primary headaches in the nursing staff of hospitals have received little attention. OBJECTIVE To realize the association between stress and headache, and the means of coping with this kind of headache. METHODS A cross-section...

BACKGROUND Migraine headache significantly impacts the health of individuals and of society. The application of simple physical nonpharmacological techniques could greatly reduce the therapeutic costs and side effects in acute onset of such headaches. METHODS Ten male patients (mean age was 32.0 ± 10.59 years) with acute onset of a migraine headache according to IHS-2004 diagnostic criteria w...