Publications by authors named "Kavitha Karnik"
Article Synopsis
- Headaches, especially migraines, are common in kids and teens, but effective treatments for them often lack FDA approval or supporting evidence.
- Recent studies have examined both medication-based and non-medication-based treatments, showing promising safety and efficacy for options like onabotulinumtoxinA and CGRP antagonists.
- A combined treatment approach is recommended for managing pediatric migraines, but more clinical studies are needed to evaluate these newer therapies.
Purpose Of Review: Headache disorders in children and adolescents are common. Among the different headache disorders, migraine and tension headache are highly prevalent and often debilitating. Pharmacological treatments for pediatric patients are often not approved or effective.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrecision Intravenous Immunoglobulin Dosing and Clinical Outcomes: A Retrospective Chart Review.
J Clin Neuromuscul Dis
September 2021
Objectives: Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) is used for treatment of acute neurologic conditions such as Guillain-Barre syndrome, chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy relapse, and myasthenia gravis exacerbation. Precision dosing (adjusted or ideal body weight) is proposed to conserve IVIg. There have been no published studies comparing clinical outcomes in traditional dosing (actual body weight) with precision dosing.
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