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Migraine - Preventative Treatments

 • Anticonvulsants: *Topiramate, *Sodium valproate, Gabapentin, Pregabalin
 • Antidepressants: Amitriptyline, Venlafaxine, Duloxetine,
Migraine - Preventative ... Treatments ... neudrawlogy #Migraine ... #prophylaxis #prevention ... #pharmacology #neurology
Migraine Treatment Overview

 • What is a Migraine?
 • Pathophysiology
 • Common Migraine Triggers
 • Diagnosis
Migraine Treatment ... • What is a Migraine ... • Pathophysiology ... • Common Migraine ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Acute ED Migraine Therapy and Preventative Therapy Algorithm:
Acute migraine
 • IV NS IL bolus then infusion
Acute ED Migraine ... 20 mg/min -> Neurology ... management #algorithm #treatment ... #prevention #prophylaxis ... #neurology #cocktail
Filariasis - Life Cycle of Wuchereria bancrofti
1) Mosquito takes a blood meal
2) Adults in lymphatics
3) Adults
microfilariae that migrate ... L3 larvae 8) Migrate ... lifecycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Triptan Selection - Migraine Management
Choosing triptans:
 • Reponse to given triptan do not predict to others
Triptan Selection - Migraine ... response: • Consider preventive ... #Management #treatment ... #neurology #pharmacology ... selection #headache #neurology
Leishmaniasis Life Cycle
1) Sandfly takes a blood meal (injects promastigote stage into the skin)
Human Stages:
2) Promastigotes
in the gut and migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Loiasis - Loa loa Life Cycle
1) Fly (genus Chrysops) takes a meal (L3 larvae enter bite
fly's midgut, and migrate ... L3 larvae 8) Migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Migraine Prevention and Prophylaxis
Who to Consider: 
 • ≥ 4 significant headaches or migraine attacks/month
 •
Migraine Prevention ... significant headaches or migraine ... treatments • ... #treatment #prevention ... #prophylaxis #neurology
Onchocerciasis - Onchocerca volvulus Life Cycle
1) Blackfly (genus Simulium) takes a blood meal (L3 larvae enter
blackfly's midgut and migrate ... L3 larvae 9) Migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite
Ascaris lumbricoides - Ascariasis Life Cycle
1) Adults in small intestine
2) Fertilized egg - Unfertilized egg (will
circulation and migrate ... LifeCycle #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #infectiousdiseases ... #cdc #parasite