Migraine sufferers face higher retina disease risk

julie submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (www.reuters.com)

"Middle-aged people with a history of migraines and other serious headaches have an increased risk for an eye disease that can lead to blindness, according to a study published on Monday.
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Migraine and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Men

julie submitted, created time 1 year 7 months (archinte.ama-assn.org)

"In this large prospective cohort of apparently healthy men, migraine was associated with increased risk of major CVD, which was driven by increased risk of myocardial infarction.
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Sumatriptan-Naproxen for Acute Treatment of Migraine

amanda submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (jama.ama-assn.org)

"Sumatriptan, 85 mg, plus naproxen sodium, 500 mg, as a single tablet for acute treatment of migraine resulted in more favorable clinical benefits compared with either monotherapy, with an acceptable and well-tolerated adverse effect profile. "

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Interictal habituation deficit of the nociceptive blink reflex: an endophenotypic marker for presymptomatic migraine?

athena submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (brain.oxfordjournals.org)

"We found a positive intraindividual correlation between attack frequency and habituation in MO (r = 0.621; P = 0.010). Migraine patients have interictally a deficient habituation of the nBR which is inversely related to attack frequency, suggesting that it is not due to trigeminal sensitization. Surprisingly, the most pronounced habituation deficit is found in asymptomatic individuals with a family history of migraine. Deficient nBR habituation could thus be a trait marker for the genetic predisposition to migraine. "

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Neurological disorders affect 1 billion people: WHO

catherine submitted, created time 1 year 10 months (www.sciam.com)

Neurological disorders ranging from migraines to epilepsy and dementia affect up to 1 billion people worldwide and the toll will rise as populations age, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's and other debilitating dementias, currently 24.3 million people, is expected to double every 20 years, with prevalence levels rising in developing countries. Unless immediate action is taken globally, the neurological burden is expected to become an even more serious and unmanageable threat to public health," the WHO said

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