Woman with SLE complains of headache, confusion, and mild somnolence to the emergency department.

Catastrophizing makes pain more painful, makes it last longer, and makes pain much harder to treat.

Doctors suggest that urban landscapes may be a cause for headaches.

While post-traumatic headache (PTH) often resolves within 3 months, a substantial number of patients experience chronic PTH.

There is up to a 4-fold increase in risk in people with a first-degree relative affected by migraines, and twin studies have demonstrated heritability of approximately 42%.

Several mechanisms involving trigeminovascular activation are often proposed in the literature as mechanisms underlying nonhemorrhagic headache in patients with AVM.

As the population ages, and as both the incidence of diabetes and the survival rates after chemotherapy treatment increase, the number of patients with neuropathic pain is expected to rise.

The characteristics of migraine may change throughout a woman’s reproductive stages, and may require different treatment strategies.

New evidence on diabetic neuropathy has emerged since the ADA’s last published a position statement in 2005.

Future research should focus on whether cogniphobia can be a modifiable factor in the treatment of patients with migraine.

The new guidelines offer guidance on dosing, including reduced starting and maintenance dosing and safety precautions for diagnosing and treating complications.

The guidelines were developed by a group of RLS experts from the US and Europe who utilized the American Academy of Neurology’s 2004 guideline development manual.

Recovery time varies depending on which class of medication the patient is overusing.

Acupuncture, neurostimulation, and other alternative treatments have been associated with up to a 50% reduction in headache days.

Neurologists should collaborate with other specialties in order to increase awareness of migraine prevalence in men.

More than 50% of patients with migraine are treated with opioids in the ED despite known risks.

Huma U. Sheikh, MD, provides highlights of recent clinical research in headache.

Children and teens with chronic headache pain should be screened for anxiety and depression.

There is much promising research ongoing in the world of migraine prevention and treatment.

New research suggests that fibromyalgia is primarily a peripheral nerve disorder that causes central nervous system sensitization.

A patient presenting with headache may have a broad range of symptoms. Here’s how to narrow down your diagnosis.

Addressing neuropathy early on in prediabetes is essential to successful symptom management.

A multi-faceted approach is best when treating pediatric headache.

Studies have shown CBT to be as effective as medication and less costly for fibromyalgia treatment.

Vestibular migraine may have finally won its own diagnostic criteria, but the condition is still shrouded in uncertainties.

Developing drugs that selectively block specific sodium channels could be the holy grail of neuropathic pain treatment.

Genetically-engineered CGRP antibodies have proven effective in initial trials at reducing migraine days.