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Sensory Function Compared Among Patients With Cluster, Migraine, and Tension-Type Headache – Neurology Advisor

Patients with cluster headache (CH), migraine, and tension-type headache (TTH) differ from each other in regard to sensory function in the trigeminocervical region, ear, and cervical spine, as assessed by quantitative sensory testing (QST), a study in Neurological Sciences suggests. The study included 16 patients with CH, 52 patients with migraine, 71 patients with TTH,… Read More »

Paroxysmal Pressing Headache Examined as a New Headache Syndrome – Clinical Pain Advisor

According to a study published in Cephalalgia, paroxysmal pressing headache has been identified as a new headache syndrome marked by spontaneous attacks without accompaniments that last only a few minutes with pain located in 1 region of 1 side of the head, which can shift between episodes. The investigators of this prospective study sought to… Read More »

What Is the Link Between Migraine and Alcohol? – Neurology Advisor

January 23, 2019 Share this content: Keeping a headache diary that notes associations with alcohol or other triggers, as well as their response to headache management, is beneficial to patients. Among the modifiable trigger factors for headache, alcohol is one that patients commonly minimize or avoid. The connection between alcohol consumption and headache is well-known,… Read More »