The HCPLive migraine page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on migraine headaches. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for migraines, and more.
March 14th 2023
Data from a phase 2 randomized clinical trial demonstrate use of the GLP-1 receptor agonist exenatide could be used as a treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in women.
What Should Non-specialists Look for When They Suspect a Patient May be Suffering from Migraines?
October 13th 2011Gary Jay, MD, DAAPM, FAAPM, a neurologist and independent consultant in Raleigh-Durham, NC, discusses the challenges associated with properly diagnosing migraine, reviews the overlapping symptoms that can lead clinicians to confuse migraine with other headache types and misdiagnose a patient, and explains the potential consequences for patients who have been misdiagnosed. This interview is based on information Dr. Jay presented during a presentation titled "Differential Diagnosis of Migraine Headache" at PAINWeek 2011.