HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-24DOI: 10.1111/head.14729
Sait Ashina, E Jolanda Muenzel, Robert A Nicholson, Anthony J Zagar, Dawn C Buse, Michael L Reed, Robert E Shapiro, Susan Hutchinson, Eric M Pearlman, Richard B Lipton
{"title":"Machine learning identifies factors most associated with seeking medical care for migraine: Results of the OVERCOME (US) study.","authors":"Sait Ashina, E Jolanda Muenzel, Robert A Nicholson, Anthony J Zagar, Dawn C Buse, Michael L Reed, Robert E Shapiro, Susan Hutchinson, Eric M Pearlman, Richard B Lipton","doi":"10.1111/head.14729","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14729","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Utilize machine learning models to identify factors associated with seeking medical care for migraine.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Migraine is a leading cause of disability worldwide, yet many people with migraine do not seek medical care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The web-based survey, ObserVational survey of the Epidemiology, tReatment and Care Of MigrainE (US), annually recruited demographically representative samples of the US adult population (2018-2020). Respondents with active migraine were identified via a validated diagnostic questionnaire and/or a self-reported medical diagnosis of migraine, and were then asked if they had consulted a healthcare professional for their headaches in the previous 12 months (i.e., \"seeking care\"). This included in-person/telephone/or e-visit at Primary Care, Specialty Care, or Emergency/Urgent Care locations. Supervised machine learning (Random Forest) and Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) algorithms identified 13/54 sociodemographic and clinical factors most associated with seeking medical care for migraine. Random Forest models complex relationships (including interactions) between predictor variables and a response. LASSO is also an efficient feature selection algorithm. Linear models were used to determine the multivariable association of those factors with seeking care.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 61,826 persons with migraine, the mean age was 41.7 years (±14.8) and 31,529/61,826 (51.0%) sought medical care for migraine in the previous 12 months. Of those seeking care for migraine, 23,106/31,529 (73.3%) were female, 21,320/31,529 (67.6%) were White, and 28,030/31,529 (88.9%) had health insurance. Severe interictal burden (assessed via the Migraine Interictal Burden Scale-4, MIBS-4) occurred in 52.8% (16,657/31,529) of those seeking care and in 23.1% (6991/30,297) of those not seeking care; similar patterns were observed for severe migraine-related disability (assessed via the Migraine Disability Assessment Scale, MIDAS) (36.7% [11,561/31,529] vs. 14.6% [4434/30,297]) and severe ictal cutaneous allodynia (assessed via the Allodynia Symptom Checklist, ASC-12) (21.0% [6614/31,529] vs. 7.4% [2230/30,297]). Severe interictal burden (vs. none, OR 2.64, 95% CI [2.5, 2.8]); severe migraine-related disability (vs. little/none, OR 2.2, 95% CI [2.0, 2.3]); and severe ictal allodynia (vs. none, OR 1.7, 95% CI [1.6, 1.8]) were strongly associated with seeking care for migraine.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Seeking medical care for migraine is associated with higher interictal burden, disability, and allodynia. These findings could support interventions to promote care-seeking among people with migraine, encourage assessment of these factors during consultation, and prioritize these domains in selecting treatments and measuring their benefits.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"1027-1039"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141087412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1111/head.14669
Rima M Dafer, Gretchen E Tietjen, John F Rothrock, Robert E Vann, Stephen B Shrewsbury, Sheena K Aurora
{"title":"Cardiovascular safety of dihydroergotamine mesylate delivered by precision olfactory delivery (INP104) for the acute treatment of migraine.","authors":"Rima M Dafer, Gretchen E Tietjen, John F Rothrock, Robert E Vann, Stephen B Shrewsbury, Sheena K Aurora","doi":"10.1111/head.14669","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14669","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To report the cardiovascular (CV) safety of dihydroergotamine mesylate (DHE) administered by precision olfactory delivery (INP104) from two clinical trials.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Although the absolute risk is low, migraine is associated with an increased risk of CV events. DHE is a highly effective acute treatment for migraine, but due to its theoretical risk of promoting arterial vasoconstriction, DHE is contraindicated in patients with CV disease or an unfavorable risk factor profile. The INP104 is a novel drug-device combination product approved for acute treatment of migraine that delivers DHE to the upper nasal space using precision olfactory delivery (POD®).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The STOP 101 was a Phase 1 open-label study that assessed the safety, tolerability, and bioavailability of INP104 1.45 mg, intravenous DHE 1.0 mg, and MIGRANAL (nasal DHE) 2.0 mg in healthy participants. The STOP 301 was a pivotal Phase 3, open-label study that assessed the safety, tolerability, and exploratory efficacy of INP104 1.45 mg over 24 and 52 weeks in patients with migraine. In both studies, active or a history of CV disease, as well as significant CV risk factors, were exclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In STOP 101, 36 participants received one or more doses of investigational product. Treatment with intravenous DHE, but not INP104 or nasal DHE, resulted in clinically relevant changes from baseline in systolic blood pressure (BP; 11.4 mmHg, 95% confidence interval [CI] 7.9-15.0) and diastolic BP (13.3 mmHg, 95% CI 9.4-17.1) at 5 min post-dose, persisting up to 30 min post-dose for systolic BP (6.3 mmHg; 95% CI 3.0-9.5) and diastolic BP (7.9 mmHg, 95% CI 3.9-11.9). None of the treatments produced any clinically meaningful electrocardiogram (ECG) changes. In STOP 301, 354 patients received one or more doses of INP104. Over 24 weeks, five patients (1.4%) experienced a non-serious, vascular treatment-emergent adverse event (TEAE). Minimal changes were observed for BP and ECG parameters over 24 or 52 weeks. Off-protocol concomitant use of triptans and other ergot derivatives did not result in any TEAEs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In two separate studies, INP104 demonstrated a favorable CV safety profile when used in a study population without CV-related contraindications.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"983-994"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141155170","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-27DOI: 10.1111/head.14745
Marina Vives-Mestres, Amparo Casanova, Stephen D Silberstein, Andrew D Hershey, Serena L Orr
{"title":"Clinical factors associated with day-to-day peak pain severity in individuals with chronic migraine: A cohort study using daily prospective diary data.","authors":"Marina Vives-Mestres, Amparo Casanova, Stephen D Silberstein, Andrew D Hershey, Serena L Orr","doi":"10.1111/head.14745","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14745","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe the association between day-to-day peak pain severity and clinical factors in individuals with chronic migraine (CM).</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Little is known about how clinical factors relate to day-to-day pain severity in individuals with CM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Adults with CM were enrolled into this observational prospective cohort study that collected daily data about headache, associated symptoms, and lifestyle factors using a digital health platform (N1-Headache™) for 90 days. \"Migraine days\" were defined as days in which a headache occurred that had features described by the International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria. On these days, peak pain severity was recorded on a 4-point scale; on non-headache days peak pain severity was imputed as \"0/none\". The associations between peak pain severity and 12 clinical factors were modeled and adjusted for sex, age, daily headache, presence of menstrual bleeding, day of the week, and disability. All numerical and Likert scale variables were standardized prior to analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data were available for 392 participants (35,280 tracked days). The sample was predominantly female (90.6%), with a mean (standard deviation) age of 39.9 (12.8) years. In the final multivariable model with random intercept and slopes, higher than typical self-reported levels of standardized stress (odds ratio [OR] 1.07, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.04-1.11), standardized irritability (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.08), standardized sadness (OR 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.07), fatigue (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.15-1.36), eyestrain (OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.26-1.52), neck pain (OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.76-2.13), skin sensitivity (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.44-1.80), and dehydration (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.18-1.42) were associated with higher reported peak pain severity levels, while standardized sleep quality (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.93-0.99) and standardized waking feeling refreshed (OR 0.84, 95% CI 0.81-0.88) were associated with lower reported peak pain severity levels. The inclusion of a random intercept and random slopes improved upon more parsimonious models and illustrated large differences in individuals' reporting of peak severity according to the levels of the associated clinical factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our data showed that the experience of CM, from a pain severity perspective, is complex, related to multiple clinical variables, and highly individualized. These results suggest that future work should aim to study a personalized approach to both medical and behavioral interventions for CM based on which clinical factors relate to the individual's experience of pain severity.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"995-1004"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141456351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-06-11DOI: 10.1111/head.14751
Gonçalo Cabral, Miguel Serôdio, Danna Krupka, Vitor Mendes Ferreira, Sofia Calado, Miguel V Baptista
{"title":"Are there differences between patients with unifocal nummular headache and those who progress to bifocal nummular headache? A retrospective observational study.","authors":"Gonçalo Cabral, Miguel Serôdio, Danna Krupka, Vitor Mendes Ferreira, Sofia Calado, Miguel V Baptista","doi":"10.1111/head.14751","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14751","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This retrospective observational cohort study aimed to compare clinical characteristics and treatment responses in patients exclusively experiencing unifocal nummular headache (NH) with those who develop the bifocal variant.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study was conducted on patients diagnosed with NH who attended a neurology (headache) outpatient clinic between January 2018 and December 2022. The cohort was divided into two groups: Group 1, exclusive unifocal NH; and Group 2, those developing a secondary focal area of pain, i.e., bifocal NH. Data were collected on demographic characteristics, clinical features, other headache comorbidities, and treatment-related information.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 23 patients were included in this study: 12 were categorized as unifocal NH (Group 1) and 11 as bifocal NH (Group 2). There were no differences between the two groups in terms of demographic characteristics, clinical features, or treatment response. Nonetheless, patients with bifocal NH exhibited spontaneous remission rates in the first pain area when compared to the unifocal NH group, with statistically significant differences (36% vs. 0%, p = 0.020).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our sample, patients with bifocal NH demonstrated spontaneous remission rates in the initial pain area, a phenomenon not observed in patients with unifocal NH. It is worth noting the limited sample size in the present study, highlighting the need for larger cohorts to validate and further explore our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"1065-1068"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141300554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-03DOI: 10.1111/head.14769
Jennifer Robblee, Yulia Y Orlova, Andrew H Ahn, Ashhar S Ali, Marius Birlea, Larry Charleston, Niranjan N Singh, Marcio Nattan P Souza
{"title":"Real-world approaches to outpatient treatment of status migrainosus: A survey study.","authors":"Jennifer Robblee, Yulia Y Orlova, Andrew H Ahn, Ashhar S Ali, Marius Birlea, Larry Charleston, Niranjan N Singh, Marcio Nattan P Souza","doi":"10.1111/head.14769","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Identify how the American Headache Society (AHS) membership manages status migrainosus (SM) among outpatients.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>SM is defined as a debilitating migraine attack lasting more than 72 h. There is no standard of care for SM, including whether a 72-h duration is required before the attack can be treated as SM.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The Refractory Headache Special Interest Group from AHS developed a four-question survey distributed to AHS members enquiring (1) whether they treat severe refractory migraine attacks the same as SM regardless of duration, (2) what their first step in SM management is, (3) what the top three medications they use for SM are, and (4) whether they are United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) certified. The survey was conducted in January 2022. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Responses were received from 196 of 1859 (10.5%) AHS members; 64.3% were UCNS certified in headache management. Respondents treated 69.4% (136/196) of patients with a severe refractory migraine attack as SM before the 72-h period had elapsed. Most (76.0%, 149/196) chose \"treat remotely using outpatient medications at home\" as the first step, 11.2% (22/196) preferred procedures, 6.1% (12/196) favored an infusion center, 6.1% (12/196) sent patients to the emergency department (ED) or urgent care, and 0.5% (1/196) preferred direct hospital admission. The top five preferred medications were as follows: (1) corticosteroids (71.4%, 140/196), (2) nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (50.1%, 99/196), (3) neuroleptics (46.9%, 92/196), (4) triptans (30.6%, 60/196), and (5) dihydroergotamine (DHE) (21.4%, 42/196).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Healthcare professionals with expertise in headache medicine typically treated severe migraine attacks early and did not wait 72 h to fulfill the diagnostic criteria for SM. Outpatient management with one or more medications for home use was preferred by most respondents; few opted for ED referrals. Finally, corticosteroids, NSAIDs, neuroleptics, triptans, and DHE were the top five preferred treatments for home SM management.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"1040-1048"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141491717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-18DOI: 10.1111/head.14789
Isa Amalie Olofsson
{"title":"Migraine heritability and beyond: A scoping review of twin studies.","authors":"Isa Amalie Olofsson","doi":"10.1111/head.14789","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14789","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This scoping review aimed to summarize current knowledge from twin studies on migraine. Migraine heritability, genetic correlations with migraine comorbid disorders, and the use of discordant twin pairs in migraine research are described. Further, the review considers the unused potential of twin studies in migraine research and reflects on future directions.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Twin studies can be used to understand how heritable and environmental factors influence human traits and disorders. The classical twin design compares the resemblance of a trait in monozygotic twins to that in dizygotic twins. The classical twin design can be extended to estimate the genetic correlation between disorders, model causality, and describe differences within discordant twin pairs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Studies focusing on migraine and using a twin study design were included. The search was performed on the PubMed-MEDLINE database using the search terms \"migraine\" AND \"twin\" OR \"twins.\" It was done in May 2023, rerun in November 2023, and managed with the Covidence software.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search identified 52 twin studies on migraine. In 24 papers, the heritability of migraine was estimated with a classical twin design. Heritability estimates ranged from 0.36 to 0.48 for studies with adults, both men and women, and unspecified migraine. Migraine heritability was predominantly estimated with twin cohorts of North European ancestry, and only two studies examined migraine subtypes. A multilevel classical twin design was used in 11 studies to examine the co-occurrence between migraine and comorbid disorders. The differences within migraine discordant twin pairs were examined in nine studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The heritability of migraine was estimated with a classical twin design in twin cohorts from seven different countries, with remarkably similar results across studies. Future studies should include migraine subtypes and twin cohorts of non-North European ancestry to better reflect the global population. Beyond heritability estimations, the twin method is a valuable tool for understanding causality and describing differences within discordant twin pairs. Despite more than 80 years of twin studies in migraine research, the twin design has a large unused potential to advance our understanding of migraine.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"1049-1058"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141633208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1111/head.14790
Ali Kapan, Thomas Waldhör, Tobias Schiffler, Jürgen Beck, Christian Wöber
{"title":"Diagnostic and therapeutic insights in individuals with persistent post-dural puncture headache: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Ali Kapan, Thomas Waldhör, Tobias Schiffler, Jürgen Beck, Christian Wöber","doi":"10.1111/head.14790","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14790","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Post-dural puncture headache (PDPH) is a frequent complication following lumbar puncture, epidural analgesia, or neuraxial anesthesia. The International Classification of Headache Disorders, third edition categorizes PDPH as a self-limiting condition; however, emerging evidence, including our findings, suggests that PDPH can have a prolonged course, challenging this traditional view.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>To elucidate the diagnostic characteristics and treatment outcomes of persistent PDPH (pPDPH), offering insights into its demographic profiles and diagnostic features.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We executed an anonymous, web-based survey targeting individuals aged ≥18 years diagnosed with or suspected of having pPDPH. Recruitment occurred through self-help groups on Facebook. The survey comprised questions regarding diagnostic procedures, treatment regimens, outcomes, and healthcare consultation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The survey achieved a response rate of 179/347 (51.6%) individuals completing the questionnaire. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks were confirmed in nine of 179 (5.0%) cases. Signs of intracranial hypotension without a CSF leak were observed in 70/179 (39.1%) individuals. All participants underwent magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain and spine, with computed tomography myelography performed in 113/179 (63.1%) cases. Medications, including analgesics, theophylline, and gabapentin, provided minimal short-term relief. Epidural blood patch treatments resulted in slight-to-moderate short-term improvement in 136/179 (76.0%), significant improvement in 22/179 (12.3%), and complete effectiveness in eight of 179 (4.5%) individuals. For long-term outcomes, slight-to-moderate improvement was reported by 118/179 (66.0%) individuals. Surgical interventions were carried out in 42/179 (23.5%) patients, revealing pseudomeningoceles intraoperatively in 20/42 (47.6%) individuals. After surgery, 21/42 (50.0%) of the participants experienced slight-to-moderate improvement, 12/42 (28.6%) showed more pronounced improvement, and five of the 42 (11.9%) achieved complete effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study underscores the complexities of managing pPDPH. The delay in diagnosis can impact the effectiveness of treatments, including epidural blood patch and surgical interventions, resulting in ongoing symptoms. This underscores the importance of tailored and adaptable treatment strategies. The findings advocate for additional research to deepen the understanding of pPDPH and improve long-term patient outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"1015-1026"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-16DOI: 10.1111/head.14791
Larry Charleston
{"title":"Developing and delivering a migraine disparities and diagnosis undergraduate medical educational program to underrepresented in medicine medical student members of the Student National Medical Association: A pilot project.","authors":"Larry Charleston","doi":"10.1111/head.14791","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14791","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective/background: </strong>Migraine is underdiagnosed. On average, medical students have approximately 3 h of exposure to headache education throughout medical school training. Moreover, some medical students have racially-based biases in pain. There is a paucity of underrepresented in medicine (UIM) headache practitioners. UIM practitioners are more likely to practice in underserved communities and provider-patient ethnic concordance may help eliminate healthcare disparities. The Student National Medical Association (SNMA) is an organization committed to supporting current and future UIM medical students and addressing the needs of underserved communities. The goal of this project was to develop and deliver a brief Migraine Diagnosis and Disparities Undergraduate Medical Education Program (MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP) to increase awareness of migraine diagnosis and disparities in UIM medical students in the SNMA.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>For connecting/relationship-building with SNMA, the SNMA Region V website was reviewed. Calls were made to Wayne State University School of Medicine (WSUSOM) Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) explaining the educational initiative with subsequent emails to the Director of WSUSOM's ODEI followed by a video-conference meeting (VCM). VCMs were conducted with two SNMA member leaders from WSUSOM. A local and regional presentation/delivery of the MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP was planned. Communication was maintained electronically. For development/delivery of the MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP, headache literature was reviewed for key concepts underpinning migraine diagnosis and migraine disparities with a focus on African Americans. Slides with talking points were developed with references. Pre- and posttest questions were drafted and made accessible via a QR code. The MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP was presented and students completed the questionnaires. Descriptive statistics were used to quantify responses.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP work began July 31, 2021, with program delivered in final form on October 1, 2022. A professional relationship was established with SNMA leadership. A MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP was developed then administered at the 2022 SNMA Region V Medical Education Conference. Headache medicine was introduced to UIM SNMA medical students. Anonymously, nine individuals responded to the MD<sup>2</sup>UMEP pretest questions. Eight individuals answered the posttest questions. At the program's conclusion, UIM student performance improved on seven of 10 test questions on migraine diagnosis and disparities and remained at 100% on one of 10 test questions. On two of the questions, the number correct remained the same (although percentage overall increased due to the smaller denominator). There was a higher proportion of correct responses on the posttest.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>There is great need for migraine diagnosis and disparities education among medical students. A new mig","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"967-972"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141619830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
HeadachePub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-07-25DOI: 10.1111/head.14794
Arndt-Hendrik Schievelkamp, Pia Wägele, Elke Hattingen
{"title":"Plain Language Summary Publication: Arachnoid granulations in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Do they have an influence?","authors":"Arndt-Hendrik Schievelkamp, Pia Wägele, Elke Hattingen","doi":"10.1111/head.14794","DOIUrl":"10.1111/head.14794","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":12844,"journal":{"name":"Headache","volume":" ","pages":"1069"},"PeriodicalIF":5.4,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141758273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}