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Two kinds of migraine

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With and without aura

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Migraine without aura criteria

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5 attacks at least 4 - 72 hours

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Migraine with aura criteria

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Migraine w/out aura symptoms + aura (visual, sensory, dysphasic…)

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Migraine w/ aura symptom progression

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Prodrome (cold hands/feet, odd feeling, food craving) –> aura –> headache

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Cortical spreading depression theory of migraine; related to what brain state?

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Wave of neuronal depolarization followed by a suppression of neuronal activity with corresponding blood flow changes moved across cerebral cortex at about 3 mm/minute; “hyperexcitable brain”

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Describe meningeal involvement in migraine

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Meninges innervated by V1; activation causes neural-related inflammation in meninges, which may be related to incredible pain

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What brainstem centers are activated in migraine? Describe.

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PAG and TNC (trigeminal nucleus caudalis); PAG connecs to the TNC and is known to exert inhibitory influences on that structure. This region of the midbrain is activated during a migraine attack and this activity persists even after the pain has been relieved.

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Pathway of head pain

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  1. Cortical spreading depression; 2. Inflammatory release in blood vessels of meninges; 3. Pain information travels through trigeminal nerve into brainstem nuclei
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Describe the numbness pattern of migraine and the formal name

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Cheiro oral numbness: face/hand numbness

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Glial cells and migraine. Why and relation to vulnerable cortex?

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Glial cells may propagate cortical depression wave; glial cells redistribute ions, etc and primary occipital cortex has lowest glial-neronal ratio, so if there is an ion imbalance, this region would be extra vulnerable

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Describe astrocyte waves in more detail (ion, and what is released)

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Astrocyte calcium waves could mediate propagated cortical phenomena of migraine via release of neuroactive and vasoactive messengers

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Vascular issues with migraine might not be due to blood flow, but due to…

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Intercellular communication with astrocytes

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Most common headache? Describe

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Tension headache; pressing, bilateral, steady mild-moderate pain, not aggravated by activity

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What does a tension headache not have?

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Nausea, photophobia, phonophobia

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ANS migraine involvement

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TNC can irritate superior salvitory nucleus –> ANS symptoms (sinus symptoms)

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Childhood migraine: 7 unique symptoms

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Benign paroxysmal vertigo, alternating hemiplegia, cyclic vomiting, recurring ab pain, benign torticollis (head turns to one direction), confusion, car sickness

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Four associations with migraines being bad…

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  1. Progression (get worse over time, so you should TREAT early); 2. Migrainous stroke (risk factor for stroke, especially for women); 3. Persistant aura without infarction (aura that never goes away); 4. Epilepsy (more miraines, increased risk for epilepsy)
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Two neurological changes associated with migraine

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  1. Iron deposition in PAG; 2. White matter changes on MRI
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3 Primary head aches

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F

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Red flags (6)

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New/different headache; abrupt onset; cancer/HIV/preg; abnormal physical; neuro symptoms; headache onset with syncope/exertion

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Comfort signs (5)

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Stable; family/personal hx; normal physical; triggers; variable locations

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Is it common for brain tumors to present with just headaches?

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No: N/V, abnormal neurological exam, etc…

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Idiopathic intracranial hypertension common in…What’s happening? Presents like…

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Obese women w/ menstrual abnormalities; brain swelling; brain tumor w/out local symptoms

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Idiopathic increased intracranial pressure most commonly effects which nerve? What is this like?

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VI nerve; causes VI nerve palsy = double vision in distance

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Describe headaches with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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“Brain tumor headache,” visual complaints (double vision), cranial bruits, N/V, radiculopathies

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What does increased idiopathic intracranial pressure look like in a lab? (MRI and spinal tap)

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Flattened post globes and normal CSF w/ increased pressure

27
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Treatment…watch for?

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Correct predisposing factors, diuretics, shunt; watch eyes (blindness can occur)

28
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Headache and stroke: which circulation most frequently presents with headache?

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Most frequent in posterior circulation

29
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Is headache severity related to stroke severity (infarct size)?

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No

30
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% headache w/ intra parenchymal hematoma

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50%

31
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Sudden onset sever headache, think…

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Aneurysm (subarachnoid)

32
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How to diagnose SAH and how to diagnose aneurysm…

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CT scan; catheter angiography

33
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Cluster headaches

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Intense, boring, unilateral pain with ANS effects (Horner’s syndrome; eye watering); male predominance

34
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Cluster headaches can be either…(2)

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Episodic (bouts of headaches lasting 1-4 months w/ circadian patterns); chronic (no circadian patterns)

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T/F: Cluster headaches can wake people out of sleep?

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True

36
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What is Giant Cell Artertis? Describe headache and location. Lab tests and what can it lead to?

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Inflammation of arterial lining; generalized, throbbing, temporal; sedimentation rate; blindness due to ischemic optic neuropathy (stroke)

37
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Did ya know, angina pain can refer to…

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The head!

38
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Describe headaches associated with sexual activity

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Come on with orgasm, explosive onset

39
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Describe headaches associated with carotid artery dissection

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Headache w/ neck pain, facial pain, Horner’s syndrome

40
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Meningeal enhancement is typical with a…What else is associated with these?

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Low pressure headache; positional (worse upon standing)

41
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What procedure can bring about a LP-headache? Treatment?

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An LP! caffeine, epidural blood patch if it persists

42
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Describe trigeminal neuralgia headaches. Which V roots are typically affected?

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Brief paroxysms of electric-like, intense pains; V2 and V3

43
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Trigeminal neuralgia headaches caused (by age, treatment option for one)?

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In young: MS; in old: looping SCA abutting trigeminal nerve

44
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Treatment for SCA abutting trigeminal nerve?

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Surgery: microvascular decompression

45
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If you have >6 migraines/month, what kind of therapies (2)?

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Preventative and acute

46
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What is pulsating in migraines?

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Spinal fluid

47
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How is inflammation generated in migraine?

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Release of neurochemicals from the nerve terminals leads to vasodilation and inflammation of vessels in meninges

48
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T/F: Central sensitization plays a role in migraine.

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True! TNC sensitization

49
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Are opioids good for treating headache? Why (4)?

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No. Pro-inflammatory, increases N/V, increases CSD via glutamate, sedating

50
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What responds to triptans? Importance?

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Headaches; does not diagnose type of headache

51
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NSAID advantages for headache (4)

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Does not induce headache, safe if you have vascular disease, non-sedating, no increase in nausea

52
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What are prodromal symptoms due to? What drug class can be used to treat migraines? Advantages/disadvantages

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DA activation; neuroleptics (D2 receptor blockers); effective, reduce N/V; cause sedation, prolonged QT, orthostatic hypotension

53
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Dihydroergotamine: derived from and concerns

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Ergot; vascular disease

54
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What larger 5-HT families are were interested in migraine? Mechanism. What drug family?

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5-HT1s (B: targets blood vessels and D: neural inhibition); agonists –> stimulating decreases neurogenic inflammation; triptans

55
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Describe triptans

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Reduce all aspects of migraine disability, minimal/no sedation, does not increase nauseau

56
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Triptans we need to know (2)

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Sumatriptan, eletriptan

57
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Describe “triptan effect” and contraindications

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Chest/back of the neck pressure; heart disease/HT

58
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Serotonin syndrome (def and triad) and triptan

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Life threatening condition associated with increased serotonin in CNS; mental status changes, autonomic hyperactivity, neuromuscular abnormalities; triptan + SSRIs might increase risk of serotonin syndrome

59
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Theory of treating acute migraine

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Treat early!

60
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Model: drugs that are useful in the prophylaxis of migraine suppress…what’s a lab test demonstrating this?

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Cortical spreading depression; plasma glutamate increased with migraine and reduced with prophylaxis

61
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Some SEs for migraine prophylactic drugs?

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Weight gain, memory loss, depression, tremor

62
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Classes and examples for prophylactic migraine treatment (4)

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Beta-blockers (propranolol), tricyclic antidepressants (amitriptyline), antiepileptic (valproate, topiramate), anticholinergic (botox)

63
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What is the one drug approved for chronic migraine?

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Botox

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