migraine

Neuromodulation for Evaluating the Pathophysiology of Migraine

The two most frequently used techniques for the non-invasive modulation of brain activity are repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). These techniques have repeatedly been used to modulate the activity of a given area within a neuronal network to study pathophysiological changes in migraine. The most freqeuntly stimulated areas are visual and sensorimotor areas.

A randomized double-blind, cross-over trial of very low-calorie diet in overweight migraine patients. A possible role for ketones?

Here we aimed at determining the therapeutic effect of a very low-calorie diet in overweight episodic migraine patients during a weight-loss intervention in which subjects alternated randomly between a very low-calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) and a very low-calorie non-ketogenic diet (VLCnKD) each for one month. In a nutritional program, 35 overweight obese migraine sufferers were allocated blindly to 1-month successive VLCKD or VLCnKD in random order (VLCKD-VLCnKD or VLCnKD-VLCD).

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