Background Migraines are a chronic disease for millions worldwide and have been
hypothesized to be hormonally mediated due to their higher prevalence in females and …

These findings seeks to shift clinical practice from prophylactically treating chronic migraine
solely with medications that reduce neuronal excitability to treating irritated nociceptors or …

Background: Recent evidence has shown that patient drawings of pain can predict poor
outcomes in headache surgery. Given that interpretation of pain drawings requires some …

Migraine headaches cause significant suffering and disability at the national and global
levels. Headaches and migraines are leading causes of outpatient and emergency …

Objective: A detailed analysis of outcomes after migraine surgery suggests an anatomic
etiology of pain, such as peripheral nerve compression, in select patients. Background …

The senior author (BG) introduced the modern concept of migraine surgery in 2000. Since
then, over 40 articles have been published by eight centers across the US, Europe, and …

Background: Patient selection for headache surgery is an important variable to ensure
successful outcomes. In the authors' experience, a valuable method to visualize pain/trigger …

Background: This study reports the surgical technique and efficacy of deactivation of
occipital-triggered migraine headaches. In addition, it reports the effect of surgical …

Ventral hernias with loss of domain pose a significant challenge to the hernia surgeon.
Techniques such as advancement flaps, component separation, progressive …

Background: Onabotulinumtoxin A (BOTOX) is an FDA-approved treatment for chronic
migraine headaches (MHs) that involves on-label, high-dose administration across 31 …