Ashley Hattle-Cleminshaw and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Ashley’s compelling story of living with Cluster Headache in Episode 28 of Heads UP.
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Dr. Vincent Martin and Dr. Lindsay Weitzel discuss Cluster Headache in Episode 27 of Heads UP.
The National Headache Foundation has been supporting clinical and basic science research in headache and its causes for over 25 years. These grants have served as springboards to obtaining over $7 million in federal funding of headache-related research. Newer resources…
A new study suggests people who suffer from cluster headache experience increased memory issues, more disturbances of mood, and a poorer quality of life than people without the disorder, considered to be one of the most painful headache disorders. Researchers…
Migraineurs and those who suffer from cluster headaches may find relief from the pain with the help of a new procedure that uses lidocaine, a common topical anesthetic. When evaluating the treatment, called image-guided, intranasal sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) blocks, researchers…
An extract from a chili pepper plant is showing promise in the treatment of cluster headache and migraine disease. The extract—capsaicin, from the plant capsicum annuum—has been used as a pain reliever for centuries, and a study showing its success…
Q. Recently I have been waking up with a headache. Today, it was the worst one I have had lately. This problem has been ongoing for a few weeks. What could be causing me to wake up with a headache?…
Headache disorders are prevalent, and while medical therapy provides relief to many headache sufferers, a significant number find their headaches unresponsive to treatment. One new therapy showing promise for such individuals is occipital nerve stimulation (ONS). A thorough review of…
Approved by the FDA in July, SUMAVEL DosePro is being launched this month by Zogenix in partnership with Astellas. The first-of-its-kind needle-free injection system delivers a liquid form of sumatriptan (Imitrex®) directly through the skin (subcutaneously). It is indicated for…
While headache is the most common manifestation of pain in children, general practitioners have a hard time diagnosing it, according to a study reported in the journal Cephalalgia. “The needs of adult headache sufferers are often unmet, and this situation may…
The data bears it out—oxygen is a cluster headache sufferer’s friend. While inhaling high doses of oxygen has been used as a first-line treatment for this excruciating condition for some time, its benefits were only recently proven in a high-quality,…
THE CASE Lynda is a 44-year-old dental assistant who came to The New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Connecticut, with a one-week history of drooping of the right eyelid, a right-sided headache, and a diagnosis of cluster headache made…
