Migraine associated with early onset postpartum depression in women with major depressive disorder
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00737-021-01131-6
Major depressive disorder (MDD) and migraine are both more common among women than men. Women's reproductive years are associated with increased susceptibility to recurrence of both conditions, suggesting a potential...
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Huma Sheikh, CEO, NY Neurology Medicine, PC5yrWow such an important finding, this is important to keep in mind when woman are already going through so much.
Zinc supplementation affects favorably the frequency of migraine attacks: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial
Source : https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-020-00618-9
Background Observational studies have shown a link between zinc deficiency and migraine headaches. We aimed to examine the effect of zinc supplementation on the characteristics of migraine attacks in patients...
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BRIAN RUBIN5yrBrian Rubin-Need to be careful advising zinc in patients with migraines. More investigation is needed. -
Huma Sheikh, CEO, NY Neurology Medicine, PC5yrThis is interesting but I would caution against zinc overdose.
Hypoechogenicity of the midbrain raphe detected by transcranial sonography: an imaging biomarker for depression in migraine patients - YiShui Zhang, Ying Liu, Ruoyun Han, Kangding Liu, Yingqi Xing, 2021
Source : https://doi.org/10.1177/17562864211007708
Background: The high comorbidity of migraine and depression is suggestive of shared risk factors or common mechanisms between the two diseases. In individuals with a depressive disorder, there is a...
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BRIAN RUBIN5yrBrian Rubin-Interesting relationship between migraine and depression. Need to evaluate further. -
Huma Sheikh, CEO, NY Neurology Medicine, PC5yrThis needs more validation.
Altered amygdala effective connectivity in migraine without aura: evidence from resting‐state fMRI with Granger causality analysis
Source : https://thejournalofheadacheandpain.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s10194-021-01240-8
Background Granger causality analysis (GCA) has been used to investigate the pathophysiology of migraine. Amygdala plays a key role in pain modulation of migraine attack. However, the detailed neuromechanism remained...
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BRIAN RUBIN5yrBrian Rubin-Amygdala role in pain modulation of migraine attack is fascinating. -
Huma Sheikh, CEO, NY Neurology Medicine, PC5yrMany of patients have fear for their next migraine attack.
Bilateral persistent ophthalmoplegia in a patient with migraine: persistent migraine aura without infarction?
Source : https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/4/e242099.abstract
Migraine auras typically last for 5-60 min. An aura that persists for more than a week without evidence of infarction on neuroimaging is called persistent aura without infarction. Persistent migraine aura...
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BRIAN RUBIN5yrBrian Rubin-amazed to learn that migraine auras can last up tp 60 minutes. -
Huma Sheikh, CEO, NY Neurology Medicine, PC5yrSo many interesting manifestation in migraine.