Neurology - Headache
Lying down

Most clinicians are familiar with the features of a post-lumbar puncture headache, with its hallmark severe, global head and neck pain, which is relieved by lying flat.

Less well known is a related

Dr Ruth Myers26th February 2019

Aerobic exercise soon after a sport-related concussion can speed recovery in adolescent athletes, a randomized trial suggests.

"This is not saying that they're ready to go back to sport yet, it's

Deciding when to order brain imaging in general practice should, in theory, be relatively straightforward: most current guidelines rely on the identification of ‘red flags’, that are aimed at

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Thienopyridines appear to be an effective treatment for some migraineurs with patent foramen ovale, two new studies suggest.

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in about one in four people and in up

Thienopyridines appear to be an effective treatment for some migraineurs with patent foramen ovale, two new studies suggest.

Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is found in about one in four people and in up

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27th February 2019

Migraine with visual aura is associated with an increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), according to results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
"Migraine with

Adolescent girls have the slowest recovery from concussion compared with other children, a Canadian study shows.

The research followed more than 2700 children and adolescents (61% male) over a 12

A member of an online GP discussion board recently posted a question about the combination of magnesium, riboflavin and coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) as prophylaxis to reduce migraine frequency, something that

Patients who experience migraine are not well managed and it is costing the health system dearly, specialists say.

Sydney neurologist Dr Karl Ng, director of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore

Patients who experience migraine are not well managed and it is costing the health system dearly, specialists say.

Sydney neurologist Dr Karl Ng, director of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore