Headache Center

Which medication helps with which type of pain? When are side effects a risk? Who should be cautious? Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel from the Kiel Pain Clinic offers advice in an NDR Visite interview. Link to the video: https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/visite/Schmerzmittel-Welches-Medikament-hilft-wann,visite23346.html

With Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel and Nadja Katzenberger. New: The latest video course from the Apotheken Umschau Academy helps you regain control over your condition. All acute and preventative strategies against migraines [...]

What are the differences between ditans like lasmiditan and triptans in the treatment of migraine attacks? Triptans are selective 5-HT1B/D receptor agonists. They inhibit neurogenic inflammation and have a vasoconstrictive effect. Due to these vasoconstrictive properties, they are contraindicated in [...]

Cluster headache is a severe primary headache disorder affecting 0.1% of the population and occurring four times more frequently in men than in women. It is characterized by episodes of extremely excruciating, one-sided pain centered around [...]

Those affected should not hide. On the contrary, they should stand up, acknowledge their condition, and educate themselves. Migraine is more than just a severe headache disorder. It is a serious neurological condition with severely debilitating symptoms such as [...]

A new genome-wide study, including one from the Kiel Pain Clinic, has identified genetic risk factors for cluster headache for the first time: The aim of the study was to collect data for the first meta-analysis of a genome-wide association study of cluster headache, to identify genetic risk variants [...]

Do you suffer from migraines and/or headaches? Then you are cordially invited to participate in this study. Headaches and migraines are common complaints that can affect quality of life. Facial and jaw pain can also occur independently or [...]

  58th Fielmann Academy Colloquium Web Seminar Wednesday, June 14, 2023 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, the non-profit Fielmann Academy Schloss Plön has stood for many years for [...]

Interview by Matthias Jansen: Almost 15 percent of Germans suffer from migraines. Professor Hartmut Göbel explains what patients should pay attention to and what can help them. Research offers hope. Migraines are among the diseases that [...]

The Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Kiel University invites you to the public inaugural lecture of PD Dr. med. Carl H. Göbel MB BChir (Hons) MA (Cantab), Kiel Pain Clinic, on the topic of “Migraine [...]” as part of the habilitation procedure

This year, Stern magazine has once again published its annual list of recommended doctors in its special issue "Good Doctors for Me." Professor Dr. Hartmut Göbel has again received a double recommendation from the magazine. According to Stern, he is one of the [...]

This degree program is unique in Germany: the "Master of Migraine and Headache Medicine" in Kiel. But why does a single illness require an entire degree program? And what motivates the doctors to once again [...]

Headache disorders can vary greatly in severity. A causal treatment for primary headache disorders is not currently possible; however, various symptomatic therapies are available. These include preventive measures and the acute treatment of headache attacks. [...]