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Acute Abortive Migraine Therapy
Abortive migraine therapy should be used as soon as possible after symptom development for maximum benefit; if abortive therapy is unsuccessful or used more than twice weekly, consider adding prophylactic therapy. Patients with nausea and vomiting may require nonoral medication. For all medications, consider patient comorbidities and contraindications.
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Quantitative EEG - An Introduction
Quantitative Electroencephalography (qEEG) is the digital analysis of the raw EEG data with the application of mathematical and analytical techniques to characterize the EEG signal.
Wilson's Disease
It is an Autosomal Recessive trait, also known as Progressive Hepatolenticular Degeneration. Liver biopsy is the single most sensitive and accurate investigation for the disease. Males are more likely to develop neuropsychiatric disease, whereas females are more likely to develop acute liver failure due to Wilson's disease.
Migrainous Infarction
A stroke that occurs along with a migraine headache affects more commonly younger women. Overdose of Ergotamine and dihydroergotamine, high dose Oral contraceptives Pills, propranolol, and serotonergic medications are among the most common precipitating factors. The patient should meet the ICHD criteria for migrainous infarction for the diagnosis.
Status Migrainosus
Debilitating and unremitting migraine headache which lasts at least 72 hours and has been refractory to typical abortive therapy
Chronic Migraine Headache
It is a type of headache that occurs on ≥15 days per month for more than 3 months, and has the features of migraine on at least 8 days per month