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21 03, 2022

Acute Migraine Treatments in Chronic Migraine

Deena Kuruvilla2022-03-21T13:42:33+00:00

Episodic vs. Chronic Migraine Migraine can be classified by the frequency of monthly migraine days as episodic or chronic. With episodic migraine, people have less than 15 headache days monthly while with chronic migraine, people have greater than or equal to 15 headache days monthly of which 8 days meet the formal criteria for migraine. [...]

Acute Migraine Treatments in Chronic MigraineDeena Kuruvilla2022-03-21T13:42:33+00:00

30 08, 2021

Headaches and Screen Time

Deena Kuruvilla2021-08-30T20:26:42+00:00

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, people globally are tasked with working from home for variable hours each day while staring into their computer screens, tablets or phones. Patients cite anywhere from 8-14 hours of screen time a day for work and leisurely activities such as binging their favorite Netflix show. Prolonged screen time [...]

Headaches and Screen TimeDeena Kuruvilla2021-08-30T20:26:42+00:00

16 08, 2021

Migraine in Children

Deena Kuruvilla2022-09-16T15:17:20+00:00

Migraine in Children By: Deena E. Kuruvilla, MD, and Brooklyn A. Bradley, BS While there has been an explosion of options for the treatment of migraine in adults, many of these new treatment options are not recommended for children. Migraine occurs in almost 10% of children (1). As children grow older, the incidence of migraine [...]

Migraine in ChildrenDeena Kuruvilla2022-09-16T15:17:20+00:00