9 results match your criteria: "Medical Toxicology-Headache and Drug Abuse Research Center[Affiliation]"

Topical Cannabidiol in the Treatment of Digital Ulcers in Patients with Scleroderma: Comparative Analysis and Literature Review.

Adv Skin Wound Care

January 2023

At University Hospital of Modena, Italy, Amelia Spinella, MD, PhD, is Medical Consultant, Rheumatology Unit; Marco de Pinto, MD, is Resident, Rheumatology Unit; Carlo Baraldi, PhD, is Medical Consultant, Medical Toxicology-Headache and Drug Abuse Research Center; Claudio Galluzzo, MD, is Resident, Rheumatology Unit; Sofia Testoni, MD, is Resident, Rheumatology Unit; Federica Lumetti, MD, is Medical Assistant, Rheumatology Unit; Luca Parenti, RN, is Nurse and Data Manager, Rheumatology Unit; Simona Guerzoni, MD, is Medical Consultant, Medical Toxicology-Headache and Drug Abuse Research Center; Carlo Salvarani, MD, is Full Professor and Head of Department; and Dilia Giuggioli, MD, PhD, is Associate Professor, Rheumatology Unit.

Objective: To explore the effect of topical cannabidiol (CBD) in treating digital ulcers in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

Methods: In total, 45 patients with SSc who had digital ulcers were consecutively enrolled between January 2019 and December 2019. Of the participants, 25 were treated with CBD during surgical debridement and 20 were treated with standard local therapy.

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Comparing the relative and absolute effect of erenumab: is a 50% response enough? Results from the ESTEEMen study.

J Headache Pain

March 2022

Neuroscience Section, Department of Applied Clinical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of L'Aquila, Via Vetoio 1, L'Aquila, Italy.

Background: Monoclonal antibodies acting on the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor have changed migraine preventive treatment. Those treatments have led to reconsidering the outcomes of migraine prevention. Available data mostly considered benefits in terms of relative efficacy (percent or absolute decrease in monthly migraine days [MMDs] or headache days compared with baseline).

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Occlusal splint therapy in patients with Ménière's disease and temporomandibular joint disorder.

Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital

February 2022

Medical Toxicology-headache and Drug Abuse Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Objective: This retrospective study aimed to verify the outcomes of stabilising occlusal splint therapy prescribed to 22 patients with unilateral definite Ménière's disease and comorbid temporomandibular joint disorder.

Methods: The results of a battery of audiometric and vestibular tests were recorded before and after 6 months of treatment, as well as the scores of disease-specific questionnaires.

Results: The average hearing threshold in the affected ear and the acoustic immittance were unchanged.

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Chronic migraine evolution after 3 months from erenumab suspension: real-world-evidence-life data.

Neurol Sci

June 2022

Medical Toxicology-Headache and Drug Abuse Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Background: Erenumab is a monoclonal antibody acting against calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor which has been found effective even for the treatment of chronic migraine (CM) complicated with medication overuse headache (MOH). According to the present guidelines, the treatment with erenumab should continue for up to 1 year. The aim of the present study is to explore the evolution of patients affected by CM and MOH at the baseline, after erenumab discontinuation.

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We reported gender-specific data on the efficacy and safety of erenumab, a monoclonal antibody antagonizing the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor. Our pooled patient-level analysis of real-world data included patients treated with erenumab and followed up for 12 weeks. We considered the following outcomes at weeks 9-12 of treatment compared with baseline: 0-29%, 30-49%, 50-75%, and ≥75% responder rates, according to the decrease in monthly headache days (MHDs), rate of treatment stopping, change in MHDs, monthly migraine days (MMDs), monthly days of acute medication and triptan use, and Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6) score from baseline to weeks 9-12.

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Introduction: Migraine is mostly a female disorder because of its lower prevalence in men. Less than 20% of patients included in the available studies on migraine treatments are men; hence, the evidence on migraine treatments might not apply to men. The aims of the present study were to provide reliable information on the effectiveness of onabotulinumtoxinA (BT-A) for chronic migraine in men and to compare clinical benefits between men and women.

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Predictors of response to erenumab after 12 months of treatment.

Brain Behav

August 2021

Medical Toxicology-headache and Drug Abuse Research Center, Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Objective: Erenumab is a monoclonal antibody acting against calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor and approved for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine. The aim of the present study is to identify clinical predictors of good response in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse-headache.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective single-center not funded study.

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OnabotulinumtoxinA (BT-A) is a preventive treatment for chronic migraine (CM), which needs to be administered regularly by a trained clinician every 3 months. The spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 pandemic has forced many patients to momentarily stop the scheduled BT-A injections. The goal of this study was to explore whether those patients experienced a worsening of their CM and, if any, the clinical predictors of migraine worsening after BT-A withdrawal.

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Background: Erenumab is a monoclonal antibody blocking the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor, which has been approved for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine (CM). The aim of this study was to explore the safety and effectiveness of erenumab in patients suffering from CM and medication overuse headache (MOH) in a real-life setting, up to 1 year.

Methods: Data regarding 81 patients treated with erenumab were retrospectively analyzed.

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