Child Neurologist | Director, Child & Adolescent Headache at #UCSF| Prof Neurology & Pediatrics | Headache Specialist | Mother of 3 | @HeadacheJournal
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When IIH preceded the CSF leak: Popping the balloon - Carroll - 2022 - Headache #headacheedu @headachejournal headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
Want to know how to detect a spinal CSF leak? Dr. Deb Friedman shares her insights:
Taking the history for suspected spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks: A narrative review - Friedman - Headache #headacheedu @headachejournal headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
Suzetrigine as a novel treatment for headache disorders: A case series - Fensterwald - 2026 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar… #headacheedu @headachejournal
Which hurts more? Cluster headache vs. labor: A comparative perspective on acute pain during and after delivery - Sharaf - 2025 - Headache: #headacheedu @headachejournal Journalhttps://headachejournal.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/head.14976
Useful considerations for treating migraine in patients with autism - Nwaobi - 2026 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
Migraine prevalence and phenotype in autism: A retrospective cohort study using a National Health Survey and large academic health system electronic health record - Grant Tejada - 2026 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
AHS positoin statment: Calcitonin gene‐related peptide‐targeting therapies are a first‐line option for the prevention of migraine: An American Headache Society position statement update headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
New AAN/AHS guidelines: Pharmacologic Treatment for Migraine Prevention in Adults Practice Guideline Recommendations - Potrebic - 2026 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar… @HeadacheJournal #headacheedu
Situational prevention: Pharmacotherapy during periods of increased risk for migraine attacks - Lipton - 2024 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library #headacheedu @headache journal headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
DHE paper cited by @rashmihalker at REP #headacheedu STOP 301: A Phase 3, open‐label study of safety, tolerability, and exploratory efficacy of headachejournal.onlinelibrar… @headachejournal
Paper shared by @rashmihalker at REP #headacheedu
Integrating gepants into clinical practice for the acute treatment of migraine - Lipton - 2026 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar… @HeadacheJournal
Superb insights from Prof. Arne May: Beyond aura: Understanding migraine as a cycling pan‐sensory threshold disease - May - 2024 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar… @headachejournal #headacheedu
Dr. Starling teaching in REP about the role of menopause in #migraine: Migraine across the menopausal transition and beyond: A narrative review - Korn - 2026 - Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Wiley Online Library headachejournal.onlinelibrar… #headacheedu @headachejournal
Dr. Starling reminds us that AHS recommends screening for #migraine in women annually starting in adolescence: A position statement from the American Headache Society headachejournal.onlinelibrar… @headachejournal #headacheedu
Interictal burden of #migraine: Machine learning identifies factors most associated with seeking medical care for migraine: @headacheedu @headachejournal headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
Amy Gelfand, MD retweeted
Can brain imaging distinguish #migraine with vs without aura? 🧠
Multimodal MRI found structural differences between both migraine groups and healthy controls, but no significant differences between migraine with and without aura.
Read: headachejournal.onlinelibrar…
Amy Gelfand, MD retweeted
📝Question of the Week!
Are people with migraine who qualify for preventive treatment receiving it?
Read the full article here and check back in 2 days for the answer!
bit.ly/4BkRy4c
#Migraine #HeadacheWeeklyQuestions
Amy Gelfand, MD retweeted
Who is being missed in headache care and research? This week’s Innovation Challenge asks which populations are underserved and what can be done to reduce disparities.
#HeadacheResearchPriorities #InnovationChallenge
Amy Gelfand, MD retweeted
Which populations are underserved in headache medicine? We welcome research that identifies these populations and tests ways to reduce disparities.
Submit your work to Headache!
#HeadacheResearchPriorities #InnovationChallenge
Amy Gelfand, MD retweeted
🧠Answer of the Week!
Are people with migraine who qualify for preventive treatment receiving it?
Read the full article: bit.ly/4BkRy4c
#Migraine #HeadacheWeeklyQuestions
