Migraine in Children
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 [...]
Can Headache Be a Warning Sign for Heart Attack?
While migraine is considered the most common headache disorder in the United States, it is always imperative to rule out dangerous causes for headache with your physician, before arriving at [...]
Thyroid Problems and Migraine
Our medical director, Dr. Deena Kuruvilla was recently spotlighted in a podcast by the Association of Migraine Disorders! A link to the podcast video can be found here, but to [...]
New Research: Stigma and Migraine
At the Westport Headache Institute, we strongly believe that medical research is important. In the April 2021 issue of Pain Medicine, we have a new research article entitled 'Presence of Stigma [...]
New Research: Integrative Medicine and Migraine
At the Westport Headache Institute, we strongly believe that medical research is important. In the February 2020 issue of BMC Complementary Medical Therapy, we have a new research article entitled [...]
5 Fast Questions About Migraine in Pregnancy
At the Westport Headache Institute, we often see patients who present with migraine during and after pregnancy. Although it is common knowledge that migraine is associated with changes in hormones, [...]
Top 5 Questions: Migraine and the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine
In Connecticut -- as well as most states -- the vaccine rollout is proceeding at full steam. So far, more than 154,000 people in Connecticut have received their first vaccine [...]
A Review of the Neurological Manifestations of COVID-19
With the initial stages of the COVID-19 vaccine rolling out across the United States, hope is on the horizon! According to the CDC, close to 9 million Americans have [...]
Top 5 Questions: Migraine and the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
As as we know, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the United States, with twenty million cases and more than three hundred and fifty thousand deaths since [...]
Sinus Headache or Migraine?
Is there such a thing as “sinus headache?” Many media sites note that a 'sinus headache' is characterized as pain or pressure within the sinuses associated with fevers, chills, runny [...]