Headache

Papers
(The median citation count of Headache is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
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Identifying cognitive‐affective mechanisms underlying disability in episodic migraine: Using the fear avoidance model to examine interactions124
Evidence for increased background neural noise in migraine with aura: Hyperactive but not hyperresponsive96
Persistence, effectiveness, and tolerability of anti‐calcitonin gene–related peptide monoclonal antibodies in patients with chronic migraine80
Virtual issue: Education in headache medicine: Insights and advancements from 2023 to 202457
Effect of caffeine and caffeine cessation on cerebrovascular reactivity in patients with migraine56
A 52‐week open‐label extension study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of oral rimegepant for the preventive treatment of migraine43
Drug‐resistant epicrania fugax: Responding to onabotulinumtoxinA41
Anxiety, depression, and headache‐related disability in a large pediatric clinic–based sample39
Erratum38
Migraine screening in English and Spanish38
Pilot study evaluating treatment with sumatriptan for moderate to severe post‐traumatic headache: A phase 2 open‐label study32
A retrospective analysis of the use of candesartan for migraine prevention in adolescents32
Assessing the influence of migraine on ischemic penumbra and on the prognosis of ischemic stroke: A prospective cohort study30
Popping the balloon: Abrupt onset of a spinal CSF leak and spontaneous intracranial hypotension in idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a case report30
Migraine and peripheral pain models show differential alterations in neuronal complexity29
Normal glymphatic system function in patients with new daily persistent headache using diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space29
Facial variant of epicrania fugax secondary to a cerebellopontine angle meningioma29
Genetic migraine disorders and the response to calcitonin gene‐related peptide antagonist treatment29
The impacts of migraine on functioning: Results from two qualitative studies of people living with migraine28
Migraine treatment in pregnancy: A survey of comfort and treatment practices of women's healthcare providers28
Characteristics associated with response to subcutaneously administered anti‐CGRP monoclonal antibody medications in a real‐world community cohort of persons living with migraine: A retrospective clin28
Developing and delivering a migraine disparities and diagnosis undergraduate medical educational program to underrepresented in medicine medical student members of the Student National Medical Associa27
Neuromodulation for primary headache disorders: Advantages and challenges27
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Sequential administration of peripheral nerve blocks and  onabotulinumtoxinA for the treatment of chronic migraine and other headache disorders—A ret26
Sex and gender: Opportunities to expand research and understanding within headache medicine25
A retrospective review of sex differences of white matter hyperintensities in brain MRI of patients with migraine25
Skin wetness sensitivity across body sites commonly affected by pain in people with migraine25
Effects of fremanezumab on migraine‐associated symptoms and medication use in Japanese and Korean patients with episodic migraine: Exploratory endpoint analysis of a multicenter, randomized, double‐bl25
Effect of erenumab versus other migraine preventive medications on cardiovascular and cerebrovascular outcomes: A United States claims database‐based observational cohort study24
Patient preference for early onset of efficacy of preventive migraine treatments24
Patients with chronic post‐dural puncture headache do not have typical imaging features of intracranial hypotension: An MRI study using the Bern scor23
TRPM3 activation causes CGRP release in trigeminal neurons: Implications for migraine mechanisms23
Patient headache questionnaires can improve headache diagnosis and treatment in children23
Headache and psychological variables as predictors of disability in individuals with primary headache disorders23
Dietary sodium and headache are linked by cerebrospinal fluid sodium concentration to sodium‐specific appetite, tolerance, and perceptive reward23
CCH attack frequency reduction after psilocybin correlates with hypothalamic functional connectivity22
Prevalence of primary stabbing headache: A meta‐analysis22
Crystal‐clear days and unclear days in migraine: A population‐based study22
The teaching of headache medicine in France: A questionnaire‐based study22
Long‐term efficacy and safety of erenumab in patients with chronic migraine and acute medication overuse: A subgroup analysis22
Patient‐reported experiences with migraine‐related cognitive symptoms: Results of the MiCOAS qualitative study22
Challenges and opportunities for estimating and assessing migraine prevalence, incidence and impact across study populations and methodologies: Bridging global and United Stat21
Intravenous magnesium and methocarbamol for acute pain crises in refractory trigeminal neuralgia: A retrospective analysis21
OnabotulinumtoxinA as a promising treatment for primary trochlear headache: A retrospective case series21
Treatment effectiveness of galcanezumab versus traditional oral migraine preventive medications at 3 months: Results from the TRIUMPH study21
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Assessing blood pressure changes and hypertension‐related outcomes in patients with migraine treated with erenumab: A systematic review and meta‐analysis20
The 2024 Headache editorial board Conflict of Interest Declarations19
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Validation of a Portuguese version of the four‐item Migraine Interictal Burden Scale18
Headache and acute cerebrovascular disease: How do we differentiate primary and secondary headache disorders in the emergency setting?18
Recurrent painful ophthalmoplegic neuropathy with headache and oculomotor palsy 18 years apart18
The elephant in the room: How the underfunding of headache research stunts the field17
Sustained benefits of onabotulinumtoxinA treatment in chronic migraine: An analysis of the pooled Phase 3 REsearch Evaluating Migraine Prophylaxis Therapy (PREEMPT) randomized controlled trials17
Protracted headache after COVID‐19: A case series of 31 patients from a tertiary headache center17
Remote electrical neuromodulation to treat children and adolescents with migraine in the emergency department: A randomized double‐dummy pilot trial17
Evaluation of vascular risk in patients with migraine with and without aura treated with erenumab: Post hoc analysis of pooled long‐term clinical trial data17
Changes in cognitive appraisal in a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy for patients with migraine17
Alcohol as a trigger of migraine attacks in people with migraine. Results from a large prospective cohort study in English‐speaking countries16
A large language model–based generative natural language processing framework fine‐tuned on clinical notes accurately extracts headache frequency from electronic health records16
Prevalence, characteristics, and factors associated with caffeine‐withdrawal headache during the first day of Ramadan16
Dystonia phenomenology and treatment response in migraine16
Post‐vaccination headache reporting: Trends according to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System16
Socioeconomic and geographic inequalities in headache disability in Brazil: The 2019 National Health Survey16
Engagement and predictors of use of a smartphone app for migraine self‐management: A secondary analysis of the EMMA trial16
Plain Language Summary Publication: Investigating the causal and genetic relationship between migraine and Parkinson’s disease15
Different dosage regimens of erenumab for the treatment of migraine: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the efficacy and safety of randomized controlled trials15
Development and pharmacological characterization of novel multi‐ calcitonin gene‐related peptide and pituitary adenylate cyclase‐activating peptide receptor antagonists15
Clinical factors associated with day‐to‐day peak pain severity in individuals with chronic migraine: A cohort study using daily prospective diary data15
Challenges in the management of new daily persistent headache at a tertiary headache center—A retrospective real‐world evidence study15
The cortical spreading depression/migraine aura hypothesis – Finally some definitive evidence15
Effect of galcanezumab in women with episodic migraine meeting criteria for menstrually related migraine: A post hoc analysis of EVOLVE ‐1 and 15
Afterimage duration differs for migraine with or without aura15
Essential components of care in a multidisciplinary headache center: Perspectives from headache neurology specialists15
Red flags in headache care15
Melatonin for migraine prevention in children and adolescents: A randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial after single‐blind placebo lead‐in15
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Burden of migraine in Brazil: A cross‐sectional real‐world study15
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Basic Science Prize Award 202414
The 2025 Headache Editorial Board conflict of interest declarations14
Eicosapentaenoic acid versus placebo as adjunctive therapy in chronic migraine: A randomized controlled trial14
Decision‐making impairment under ambiguity but not under risk may underlie medication overuse in patients with chronic migraine14
Headache in individuals undergoing hormone therapy for gender transition: A cross‐sectional, observational study14
Emergency department utilization among patients who receive outpatient specialty care for headache: A retrospective cohort study analysis14
Plain Language Summary Publication: The 2023 protocol for update to acute treatment of adults with migraine in the emergency department: The American headache society evidence assessment of parenteral14
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Prediction of individual trigeminal pain sensitivity from gray matter structure within the sensorimotor network14
Beyond aura: Understanding migraine as a cycling pan‐sensory threshold disease13
Effect of wildfire smoke on primary headache disorders remains unclear13
Essential but often overlooked reporting elements for Headache manuscripts13
Reducing the physical, social, and emotional impact of episodic migraine: Results from erenumab STRIVE and ARISE phase III randomized trials13
Plasma calcitonin gene–related peptide and nerve growth factor as headache and pain biomarkers in recently deployed soldiers with and without a recent concussion13
Characterization of trigeminal C‐fiber reactivity through capsaicin‐induced release of calcitonin gene‐related peptide13
Clinical characteristics and patient‐reported outcomes of chronic and episodic migraine patients at a US tertiary headache center: A retrospective observational study13
Secondary nummular headache: Are they more common than we thought?13
American Headache Society 64th Annual Scientific Meeting June 9–12, 2022 Denver, Colorado13
Letters from nobody: The problem of AI ‐written Letters to the Editor12
Headache in transgender men using gender‐affirming hormone therapy: A case–control study12
Intracranial hypotension as a contributor to isolated cortical vein thrombosis12
Factors associated with efficacy of occipital nerve stimulation in medically intractable chronic cluster headache12
Efficacy and safety of rimegepant for the acute treatment of migraine in Japan: A dose‐ranging, double‐blind, randomized controlled trial12
Arachnoid granulations in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: Do they have an influence?12
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The American Headache Society Consensus Statement: Update on integrating new migraine treatments into clinical practice12
Digital headache self‐management interventions for patients with a primary headache disorder: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials11
Response to: Disagreement with Categorization of Clinical Trials included in Treadwell et al. Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis11
Correction to “Smartphone‐delivered progressive muscle relaxation for the treatment of migraine in primary care: A randomized controlled trial”11
Improving distress perception and mutuality in migraine caregivers after 6 months of galcanezumab treatment11
Comparison and predictors of chronic migraine vs. new daily persistent headache presenting with a chronic migraine phenotype11
Causal associations between genetically predicted placental weight and migraine11
Insomnia severity in migraine: The role of headache frequency, aura status, and comorbidities—A cross‐sectional study11
Cluster Analysis of Migraine‐associated Symptoms (CAMS) in youth: A retrospective cross‐sectional multicenter study11
Are psychological interventions efficacious for adults with migraine? A systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Zavegepant nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine: A Phase 2/3 double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled, dose‐ranging trial11
Long‐term effectiveness of eptinezumab in the treatment of patients with chronic migraine and medication‐overuse headache11
Beyond movement: Headache in patients with functional movement disorders11
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Visual hypersensitivity in patients treated with anti‐calcitonin gene–related peptide (receptor) monoclonal antibodies10
Exploring the impact of acute SARS‐CoV‐2 infection on headache pattern in patients with migraine: A novel Bayesian analysis10
Glial activation in pain and emotional processing regions in the nitroglycerin mouse model of chronic migraine10
The impact of updates in headache quality measures on adherence to best practices in a neurology resident clinic: A quality improvement study10
Plain Language Summary Publication: Evaluating the use of paracetamol to prevent fasting headache during the first week of Ramadan: A randomized, open‐label, clinical trial10
The link between reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome and transient global amnesia10
Post hoc analysis of clinical trial data and pharmacokinetic data to assess wearing‐off of erenumab within monthly treatment cycle10
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The importance of patient and family perspectives of clinical decisions in pediatric headache9
Migraine, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and calcitonin gene‐related peptide antibodies9
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Mechanisms of change in posttraumatic headache–related disability: A mediation model9
Migraine and infertility, merging concepts in women's reproductive health: A narrative review9
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Celebrating Headache 's 2023 graduating class of Assistant Editors9
Symptomatic visual snow in acute ischemic stroke: A case series9
2025 guideline update to acute treatment of migraine for adults in the emergency department: The American Headache Society evidence assessment of parenteral pharmacotherapies9
Development and validation of a novel patient‐reported outcome measure in people with episodic migraine and chronic migraine: The Activity Impairment in Migraine Diary9
Validity of self‐reported migraine in adolescents and children9
Time to reconsider the association between migraine and white matter hyperintensities?9
The pathogenic role of calcitonin gene‐related peptide and predictors of new‐onset migraine and long‐term outcomes after transcatheter atrial septal defect closure9
Migraine in the context of chronic primary pain, chronic overlapping pain disorders, and functional somatic disorders: A narrative review9
Headache diagnosis and treatment: A pilot knowledge and needs assessment among physical therapists9
A post hoc analysis of migraine‐associated symptoms from the phase 3 randomized, double‐blind, sham‐controlled Trial of External trigeminal nerve stimulation for the Acute treatment of Migraine ( 9
Migraine epidemiology in collegiate student‐athletes: Findings from the Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium9
A randomized trial of ketorolac and metoclopramide for migraine in the emergency department9
Blink reflex: A practical test to evaluate the trigeminal nerve injury following percutaneous balloon compression for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia9
Magnetoencephalography studies in migraine and headache disorders: A systematic review9
Heavy metal and trace element alterations in patients during a migraine attack8
Identifying and predicting headache trajectories among those with acute post‐traumatic headache8
Exploratory investigation of a patient‐informed low‐dose psilocybin pulse regimen in the suppression of cluster headache: Results from a randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled trial8
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Machine learning models and classification algorithms in the diagnosis of vestibular migraine: A systematic review and meta‐analysis8
Virtual issue: Recent advances in pediatric headache: Bridging the data gap8
Healthcare costs and resource utilization in patients with migraine treated with erenumab: A retrospective, non‐interventional study using claims data from the United States8
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The effectiveness of parenteral agents for pain reduction in patients with migraine presenting to emergency settings: A systematic review and network analysis8
Circadian functional changes of pain‐processing brainstem nuclei and implications for cluster headache: A 7 Tesla imaging study8
Effectiveness and tolerability of galcanezumab for migraine prevention in patients ≥65 years: A real‐life multicenter study8
Real‐world barriers to health care utilization among people living with migraine: Insights from the All of Us Research Program8
Long‐term evolution of white and gray matter structural properties in migraine8
Trainee highlights8
Different characteristics of cortical spreading depression in the sleep and wake states8
American Headache Society 67th Annual Scientific Meeting June 19–22, 2025 Minneapolis, Minnesota8
Letter to the Editor regarding “Impact of perilesional edema on severity of migraine in patients with calcified neurocysticercosis: A prospective evaluation”8
Patient headache questionnaires can improve headache diagnosis and treatment in children8
The Chronic Headache Self‐Efficacy Scale: Development and assessment of measurement properties8
Cerebrovascular reactivity to hypercapnia in patients with migraine: A dual‐echo arterial spin labeling MRI study8
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Indomethacin‐responsive idiopathic red ear syndrome: A pediatric case8
Efficacy of an educational website on headaches in schoolchildren: A cluster‐randomized controlled trial8
Neuropathic changes in corneal nerve endings—A potential objective biomarker for migraine frequency and response to treatment8
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A critical appraisal of the International Classification of Headache Disorders migraine diagnostic criteria based on a retrospective multicenter cross‐sectional headache registry study in youth8
Counting the cost: How migraine shapes lives and economies8
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Comparative prevalence and characteristics of fabricated citations in large language models in headache medicine7
Evaluating associations of migraine‐related vertigo7
The impact of fear of attacks on pain‐related disability in cluster headache: Insights from the fear avoidance model7
A placebo controlled, randomized clinical trial of galcanezumab for vestibular migraine: The INVESTMENT study7
Multi‐region local field potential signatures and brain coherence alternations in response to nitroglycerin‐induced migraine attacks7
Habitual caffeinated beverage consumption and headaches among adults with episodic migraine: A prospective cohort study7
Preliminary exploration of a multidimensional sleep health composite in adolescent females with frequent migraine7
Headache basic science prize7
The 15‐day threshold in the definition of chronic migraine is reasonable and sufficient—Five reasons for not changing the ICHD‐3 definition7
Insight of a headache medicine provider in Indian Health Service: A personal and professional observation7
Baseline factors associated with post‐stenting intracranial pressure in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension with venous sinus stenosis7
Diagnostic accuracy of an artificial intelligence online engine in migraine: A multi‐center study7
Sustained response of galcanezumab in migraine prevention: Patient‐level data from a post hoc analysis in patients with episodic or chronic migraine7
Welcoming Headache 's 2024 incoming class of Assistant Editors7
Intranasal treatment of cluster headache: A response7
Correction to “A causative role for remote dural puncture and resultant arachnoid bleb in new daily persistent headache: A case report”7
Heightened migraine risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A national retrospective cohort study7
Investigating the effects of weather on headache occurrence using a smartphone application and artificial intelligence: A retrospective observational cross‐sectional study7
Asking the right questions: The value of headache specialty care7
Headache launches the publication of plain language summaries7
Cost per treatment responder analysis of atogepant compared to rimegepant for the preventive treatment of episodic migraine7
Trainee highlights6
Potential drug interaction between calcitonin gene‐related peptide antagonists and neonatal Fc receptor inhibitors6
Phenotype of midfacial pain in 12 new cases—A multidisciplinary idiopathic facial pain syndrome6
A multicenter, prospective, single‐arm study of 60‐day peripheral nerve stimulation of the occipital nerves for the treatment of headache6
Efficacy of galcanezumab in proline‐rich transmembrane protein 2 ( PRRT2 ) 6
Spontaneous involution of a large pineal cyst: Case report and narrative review6
Patient preferences for preventive migraine treatments among Canadian adults: A discrete choice experiment6
Are there differences between patients with unifocal nummular headache and those who progress to bifocal nummular headache? A retrospective observational study6
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New insight into the neural mechanisms of migraine in adolescents: Relationships with sleep6
Study participant impression of use and satisfaction with STS101 (dihydroergotamine nasal powder): Results from the open‐label ASCEND acute migraine study6
Sex‐specific differences in the relationship between AHA Life's Essential 8 factors and migraine disorders: A cross‐sectional evaluation in 6
Plain Language Summary Publication: Regulation of headache response and transcriptomic network by the trigeminal ganglion clock6
Twenty twenty … two: Headache and COVID‐196
Sex influences the progression of cephalic mechanical and light hypersensitivities in a mouse model of chronic migraine6
A multicenter, randomized, double‐blind, placebo‐controlled, crossover trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of zolmitriptan nasal spray for the acute treatment of migraine in patients aged 6 to 16
A qualitative evidence synthesis of patient perspectives on migraine treatment features and outcomes6
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Challenges and complexities in designing cluster headache prevention clinical trials: A narrative review6
Effects of multiple‐dose administration of zavegepant nasal spray on the single‐dose pharmacokinetics of ethinyl estradiol‐levonorgestrel6
Challenges and complexities in designing cluster headache prevention clinical trials: A narrative review6
Headache neuroimaging: A survey of current practice, barriers, and facilitators to optimal use6
Altered brain functional connectivity in patients with tension‐type headache6
Good News? Bad News? Idiopathic intracranial hypertension and migraine6
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Lacosamide for refractory trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain—Case report6
Ramadan fasting in smokers with primary headache disorders: Impact of nicotine dependence on headache frequency and severity6
Alterations in the structure and function of the brain in adolescents with new daily persistent headache: A pilot MRI study6
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Blood serum levels of PACAP and migraine onset: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies6
Patterns of clinical and imaging presentations in patients with spontaneous intracranial hypotension due to spinal cerebrospinal fluid venous fistula: A single‐center retrospective cross‐sectional stu6
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The complex relationship between alcohol and migraine6
Pain medication beliefs in individuals with headache6
Learning headache triggers through experience: A laboratory study6
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The effect of different exercise types on migraine frequency in individuals with migraine: A pilot study5
Comprehensive assessment of erenumab efficacy in participants with high‐frequency episodic migraine with at least one previously failed preventive treatment: The EMBRACE5
Impact of the 2018 Japan Floods on prescriptions for migraine: A longitudinal analysis using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims5
Cardiovascular risk and triptan usage among patients with migraine5
Safety of remote electrical neuromodulation for acute migraine treatment in pregnant women: A retrospective controlled survey‐study5
Headache associated with COVID‐19: Epidemiology, characteristics, pathophysiology, and management5
Epidemiology of new daily persistent headache: A systematic review and meta‐analysis with comparison in regard to different age groups, sex, and patient sample settings5
A phase 1, multicenter, open‐label study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of a single dose of rimegepant in children (aged ≥6 to <12 years) with a history of migraine5
Cerebrospinal fluid and serum biomarkers in idiopathic intracranial hypertension: A systematic review5
Adverse childhood experiences and onset of migraine in Canadian adolescents: A cohort study5
Exploring the relationship between pain catastrophizing and migraine in youth: A longitudinal clinical cohort study5
Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of single and multiple ascending doses of zavegepant nasal spray in healthy adults from two phase 1 randomized, placebo‐controlled trials5
Occipital condyle syndrome due to small‐cell lung carcinoma: A case report5
Building a national headache medicine research network: The BE WELL with Migraine Champion Providers Network™5
Bridging the gap between preclinical scientists, clinical researchers, and clinicians: From animal research to clinical practice5
Diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and impact of migraine in the US: Results of the OVERCOME (US) study5
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