Comorbidity-Based Subgroups Predict Progression of Episodic to Chronic Migraine
Various migraine subgroups based on comorbidities can predict the risk for the progression of episodic migraine to chronic migraine.
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Migraine Linked to Reflux Disease and Duodenal Ulcers
In Iran, researchers found data that showed a correlation of migraines with gastroesophageal reflux disease, Helicobacter pylori infection, and duodenal ulcer.
Revised ICHD-3 Criteria Identifies Distinct Features of Chronic Cluster Headache
Revised criteria from the third edition of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3), can differentiate between chronic cluster headache (CCH) and episodic cluster headache (ECH) and may increase the number of CCH diagnoses.
Onabotulinum May Decrease Opioid Use in Nonmigraine Headache
In patients with chronic nonmigraine headaches, onabotulinum toxin type A injections may reduce pain severity and frequency of headaches.
Non-Migraine Headache Increases the Risk for Tinnitus
Individuals with non-migraine headache have a higher risk for tinnitus, sensorineural hearing impairment, and sudden deafness than individuals without chronic headache.
Can Placebo Effects Be Socially Transmitted?
Researchers were able to induce doctors’ beliefs about the thermedol treatment and showed that those beliefs were transmitted to patients through subtle shifts in facial expressions and possible changes in attentiveness between treatments.
Oral Celecoxib Solution Promising for Acute Episodic Migraine
An oral solution of celecoxib, a selective inhibitor of cyclo-oxygenase 2, is superior to placebo for the acute treatment of migraine pain.
Neuropeptide Found to Trigger Attacks in Migraine Without Aura
The neuropeptide pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide was found to be a migraine trigger in migraines without aura, according to researchers in Denmark.
Specific Score Identifies Potential Pain Duration in Musculoskeletal Disorders
Findings confirm that high painDETECT scores can be found in nearly all musculoskeletal conditions, are associated with much longer duration of daily pain, and can occur early after the onset of the current pain episode, but may not worsen over time.
Chronic Pain Conditions Successfully Classified Using Proposed ICD-11 Criteria
Researchers successfully classified most participants with chronic pain according to the proposed classification of chronic pain in the ICD-11 and found that participants did not benefit from self-management chronic pain programs.
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