Sex differences in the epidemiology, clinical features, and pathophysiology of migraine

KG Vetvik, EA MacGregor - The Lancet Neurology, 2017 - thelancet.com
Migraine is two to three times more prevalent in women than men, and women report a
longer attack duration, increased risk of headache recurrence, greater disability, and a …

Male and female sex hormones in primary headaches

Z Delaruelle, TA Ivanova, S Khan, A Negro… - The journal of Headache …, 2018 - Springer
Background The three primary headaches, tension-type headache, migraine and cluster
headache, occur in both genders, but all seem to have a sex-specific prevalence. These …

Long‐term (48 weeks) effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of erenumab in the prevention of high‐frequency episodic and chronic migraine in a real world: results of …

P Barbanti, C Aurilia, S Cevoli, G Egeo… - … : The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the long‐term effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of erenumab in a
real‐world migraine population, looking for putative predictors of responsiveness …

Role of estrogens in menstrual migraine

RE Nappi, L Tiranini, S Sacco, E De Matteis, R De Icco… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Migraine is a major neurological disorder affecting one in nine adults worldwide with a
significant impact on health care and socioeconomic systems. Migraine is more prevalent in …

Risk factors for migraine disease progression: a narrative review for a patient-centered approach

RB Lipton, DC Buse, SJ Nahas, GE Tietjen… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background In individuals with migraine, attacks may increase in frequency, severity, or
both. Preventing migraine progression has emerged as a treatment goal in headache …

Prolactin and oxytocin: potential targets for migraine treatment

AK Szewczyk, S Ulutas, T Aktürk, L Al-Hassany… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Migraine is a severe neurovascular disorder of which the pathophysiology is not yet fully
understood. Besides the role of inflammatory mediators that interact with the …

Sex and gender considerations in episodic migraine

SR Ahmad, N Rosendale - Current pain and headache reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We seek to update readers on recent advances in our
understanding of sex and gender in episodic migraine with a two part series. In part 1, we …

Morbidity and medicine prescriptions in a nationwide Danish population of patients diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome

D Glintborg, K Hass Rubin, M Nybo… - European journal of …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Objective The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increased in polycystic ovary syndrome
(PCOS), but the prevalence of other diseases is not clarified. We aimed to investigate …

Migraine and cardiovascular disease: what cardiologists should know

DN Kalkman, EGM Couturier… - European Heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Migraine is a chronic neurovascular disease with a complex, not fully understood
pathophysiology with multiple causes. People with migraine suffer from recurrent moderate …

Alterations in pain during adolescence and puberty

H Nahman-Averbuch, R Li, KE Boerner, C Lewis… - Trends in …, 2023 - cell.com
During adolescence and puberty, alterations in pain, both experimental and clinical, are
observed. In addition, adolescents undergo extensive biopsychosocial changes as they …