Clinical Characteristics and Treatment Patterns Among Patients Diagnosed With...
The burden of cluster headache is associated with significant co-morbidity, including substance use disorders and suicidal ideation, and treatment patterns indicating low use of recognized cluster...
View ArticleResearchers Find Evidence Explaining Why Headaches are More Severe Than Body...
A recent study, using laboratory mice, discovered a physical link within the brain that may explain why headaches are more severe than pain we experience in other parts of the body. Pain perception...
View ArticleThe differential effect of trigeminal vs. peripheral pain stimulation on...
Compared to peripheral pain, trigeminal pain elicits higher levels of fear, which is assumed to enhance the interruptive effects of pain on concomitant cognitive processes. In this fMRI study we...
View ArticleDiagnosis, pathophysiology, and management of cluster headache
Cluster headache is a trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia characterised by extremely painful, strictly unilateral, short-lasting headache attacks accompanied by ipsilateral autonomic symptoms or the sense...
View ArticleMaryland Representative Champions Home Oxygen Use for Cluster Headache
The post Maryland Representative Champions Home Oxygen Use for Cluster Headache appeared first on The Cluster Headache Support Group.
View ArticleCannabis: Considerations Before Use
There haven’t been enough peer-reviewed, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-controlled clinical trials to substantiate the use of CBD or THC-containing products to accurately state their benefit...
View ArticleWhy Patients Treat Cluster Headache With Illegal Drugs
Researchers from Italy wanted to understand why patients chose to treat cluster headache with illegal drugs instead of prescribed treatments. The post Why Patients Treat Cluster Headache With Illegal...
View ArticleTreating Cluster Headache with Psychedelics
Any discussion of cluster headache eventually includes treating cluster headache with psychedelics as an alternative to medical treatment. The post Treating Cluster Headache with Psychedelics appeared...
View ArticleAre Painless Cluster Attacks Possible?
Although rare, there are reports of painless cluster attacks or painful attacks without the autonomic symptoms characteristic of cluster headache. The post Are Painless Cluster Attacks Possible?...
View ArticleChoosing the Right Oxygen Mask
In a perfect world, choosing the right oxygen mask would be easy. Oxygen suppliers would understand cluster and deliver the right equipment the first time. The post Choosing the Right Oxygen Mask...
View ArticleBurden of Cluster Headache Not Well-Understood by Researchers
Improving our understanding of the personal and societal burden of cluster headache is critical to generating greater interest in the development of new treatments and funding clinical trials. The post...
View ArticleEmgality® for Cluster Headache Relief
If you have spent any time on the Cluster Headache Support Group (“CHSG”) Facebook page, then you probably have noticed many comments and questions about Eli Lilly and Company’s (“Lilly”) breakthrough...
View ArticleAssessment of immunogenicity from galcanezumab phase 3 trials in patients...
This analysis characterizes the immunogenicity profile of galcanezumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds calcitonin gene-related peptide and inhibits its activity, in phase 3...
View ArticleClinical characteristics of headache after vaccination against COVID-19...
The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes the infectious disease COVID-19. Newly developed mRNA vaccines can prevent the spread of the virus. Headache is the most common neurological symptom in over 50%...
View ArticleEffect of calcitonin gene-related peptide (-receptor) antibodies in chronic...
CGRP has an important pathophysiological role in cluster headache. Chronic cluster headache patients with insufficient response to other preventive treatments have been receiving individual off-label...
View ArticleRisks Associated with COVID-19 Infection and Vaccination for Headache Disorders
Very little is known about the effect of any COVID-19 vaccine on cluster headache. What little research we have has been done on migraine and tension-type headache. We don’t have answers to all the...
View ArticleEmgality Q&A LIVE on September 24, 2021
The following is a summary of the information covered during the Emgality Q&A LIVE on September 24, 2021. Emgality Safety FDA Adverse Events Reporting System Reports on a particular drug or...
View ArticlePreparing a Letter of Medical Necessity for Emgality Coverage
The post Preparing a Letter of Medical Necessity for Emgality Coverage appeared first on The Cluster Headache Support Group.
View ArticleCMS Decision Memo – Home Use of Oxygen and Home Oxygen Use to Treat Cluster...
The post CMS Decision Memo – Home Use of Oxygen and Home Oxygen Use to Treat Cluster Headaches appeared first on The Cluster Headache Support Group.
View ArticleAssessment of immunogenicity from galcanezumab phase 3 trials in patients...
This analysis characterizes the immunogenicity profile of galcanezumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively binds calcitonin gene-related peptide and inhibits its activity, in phase 3...
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