Headache Center: Migraine research, migraine diagnostics, migraine therapy, headache research, headache diagnostics and headache therapy
This year too, Stern magazine published its annual list of recommendations with the magazine “Good Doctors for Me”. Once again the magazine Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel received a double recommendation. According to Stern, the [...]
This course of study is unique in Germany: the “Master of Migraine and Headache Medicine” in Kiel. But why does a single illness require an entire course of study? And what motivates the doctors to return to [...]
Headache disorders can vary in severity. A causal treatment of the primary forms of headache is currently not possible, but various symptomatic therapies are available. These include preventative and acute treatment of headache attacks. [...]
Invitation to a public information event for patients and relatives: New developments in migraine and headache therapy as part of the continuing education program in Migraine and Headache Medicine at Kiel University, Friday, March 17, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., Lecture Hall [...]
Birte wants to become a doctor, but her migraine attacks prevent her from thinking clearly. Robert fears that the migraines could be a career killer and keeps them a secret. The film "My Head Is About to Burst: Living with Migraines" from the "37°" series [...]
1) What are the risk factors for migraine becoming chronic? Key risk factors include reduced quality of life and high levels of suffering caused by migraine. Poor effectiveness of acute medication, overuse of painkillers and triptans, and comorbidities such as depression, [...]
Numerous brain regions relevant to the pathophysiology of migraine, the cranial vascular system, the dura mater, and the dorsal horn of the spinal cord express estrogen receptors. This allows painful stimuli to be modulated. Migraine attacks can be temporally related to the menstrual window [...]
App-based self-training in addition to medical care and nationwide training for physiotherapists are intended to support people suffering from migraines in Schleswig-Holstein in dealing with the disease in the future. Experts from [...]
Knowledge about the precise classification, diagnosis, and treatment of migraines and headaches has expanded massively in recent decades. Clinical studies and extensive basic research have provided solid evidence for effective treatment [...]
Düsseldorf/Kiel November 14, 2022. The Kiel Pain Clinic received today the Federal Health Minister Prof. Dr. Karl Lauterbach took first place nationwide in the Patient Dialogue Award in the area of priority care at the opening event of the German Hospital Day in Düsseldorf. The price marks [...]
Migraine as a complex neurovascular disease: Migraine is a complex neurovascular disease of the brain [8, 12]. Approximately 15% of the population is affected within one year [12, 17, 26]. After dental caries and tension-type headaches, migraine is the most common headache [...]
In 2014, the German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS) published its first clinical practice guideline on "Primary Headache Disorders." The guideline aims to provide practical instructions and support for the diagnosis and treatment of primary headaches in the area of [...]
The German Society for Pain Medicine (DGS) has certified the Kiel Pain Clinic under the direction of Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel and the Institute for Neuroscience (IFNAP) in Nuremberg under the direction of PD Dr. Michael A. [...]
Medication-induced headache (MIH) is also called medication overuse headache (MOH). It can develop when painkillers are taken for headaches on at least 10 days per month. It is especially common in people who suffer from [...]
Answers to life's big questions: Migraines, what happens when the brain is overstimulated? The episode is online! Find it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4vZJ387TW35qivb0uz1wky?si=b8b846c4df8b4227 At least one in ten people suffers from migraine attacks. Despite this, many people are still unaware of [...]
Guiding principles of specialized migraine care with CGRP monoclonal antibodies: Migraine is a very common, highly debilitating primary headache disorder. With its more than 48 subtypes, it is one of the most complex neurological conditions. Epidemiological studies confirm its high prevalence [...]
Brainstem (outlined in red). NDR Visite - Abenteuer Diagnose reports on a patient with years of unclear and complex neurological symptoms, including headaches. Among the 47 different migraine subtypes, migraine with brainstem aura is often [...]
Albert Einstein (left) and Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe (right) “I had to do a tremendous amount of thinking last night, but I think it was worth it…” Hermann Anschütz-Kaempfe “You can recognize a truly good idea by the fact that its [...]
Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel, Head Physician of the Kiel Pain Clinic: Suicide headache, orphan of medicine, nameless headaches: These terms reflect a time when the medical care system barely recognized, diagnosed, or treated cluster headaches. In the [...]
How do you deal with complicated migraine attacks and headaches? In his lecture for pain therapists, Prof. Dr. Hartmut Göbel explains the diagnostic and therapeutic approach. A recording from the DGS webinar "Pain Medicine UP-TO-DATE" on June 15th [...]
