Migraines 101

This video takes a deep dive into migraines! It explores a variety of aspects, including the different migraine phases, symptoms, common treatments as well as new treatment options.

This video was made by McMaster Demystifying Medicine students (Sarmini Balakumar, Krisne Yogan, Anchana Kuganesan and Rajvir Godhian).

Copyright McMaster University 2019.

References:

Adelman, J. U., & Adelman, R. D. (2001). Current options for the prevention and treatment of migraine. Clinical Therapeutics, 23(6), 772–788. doi: 10.1016/s0149-2918(01)80069-2

Effect of Erenumab-aooe on Disability and Work Productivity in Employed Subjects With Episodic Migraine. (2019). Case Medical Research. doi: 10.31525/ct1-nct03912337

Goadsby, P. J., Lipton, R. B., & Ferrari, M. D. (2002). Migraine — Current Understanding and Treatment. New England Journal of Medicine, 346(4), 257–270. doi: 10.1056/nejmra010917

Kuruvilla, D., Mann, J. I., Schoenen, J., & Penning, S. (2019). Acute treatment of migraine with external trigeminal nerve stimulation: A pilot trial. Cephalalgia Reports, 2, 251581631982990. doi: 10.1177/2515816319829906

Graph Reference (on attack phase slide):