Survey
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
* Your assessment is very important for improving the workof artificial intelligence, which forms the content of this project
Migraine John McAuley Consultant Neurologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer Epidemiology • 10-12% of general population are active migraineurs (at least one attack in last year). • > 5% have at least 18 migraine days per year. • Female: Male ratio 3:1 – this ratio rises from menarche, peaks at 42, then declines. Pathophysiology • Must explain: – Individual susceptibility – Attacks – Associated neurological symptoms • General mechanism: Lowered threshold + Trigger Attack +/- Aura The Migraine Generator • Individual with low threshold (genetic, hormonal, fatigue) • Various sensory/ environmental triggers may input on migraine generator in upper brainstem, producing: 1) Trigeminovascular reaction → headache 2) Spreading cortical depression/ cerebral vasospasm → aura, complicated migraine 3) Visceral responses → nausea "Migraine Generator" Occipital Cortex Spreading Depression Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Trigeminovascular response Area Postrema - Visceral response Trigeminovascular Response • Dorsal raphe nucleus outputs via cranial parasympathetics to dural nerve terminals: – anterogradely triggers nociceptive information centrally. – retrogradely triggers release of substance P, neurokinin A, calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) via axon reflex triple response: vasodilatation, oedema, inflammatory cell & platelet activation. Diagnostic Criteria for Migraine Migraine without aura • Attacks 4 to 72 hours if untreated • Two or more of: – – – – unilateral pulsing severe enough to disturb daily activities aggravated by movement • At least one of: – nausea or vomiting – photophobia or phonophobia Diagnostic Criteria for Migraine ctd. Migraine with aura • One or more transient focal symptoms (cortical or brainstem) • Develop slowly over > 4 minutes • Last no more than 60 minutes • Headache accompanies or follows within 60 minutes. Case History 1 • 45 year old woman with explosive onset of headache in occiput after sexual intercourse. • Background of years of occasional headaches lasting several hours with nausea and tiredness. • Normal neurological examination. Case History 2 • 25 year old woman with episodic headache over 6 years lasting hours, unilateral and associated with nausea, helped by sleeping. • Recent change in character over one month to a constant severe generalised headache not relieved by painkillers. • Examination normal. Case History 3 • 25 year old woman complaining of 10 years of episodic unilateral headaches 1/week with nausea, phonophobia, relieved by sleep. • Examination normal. • Not taking excessive analgesia. Already tried propranolol, pizotifen and topiramate. Case History 4 • 30 year old man with mild bifrontal headache of constant character over 2 months. • No other symptoms. Case History 5 • 45-year-old man developed tingling in right face and hand, which progressed over 10 minutes to weakness of right hand and with language difficulty. • Admitted to A&E one hour after symptom onset. Headache and nausea. CT scan of head normal. On examination, right face weak, right arm hemiparesis, dysphasia. • Thrombolysis call. Case History 6 • 40 year old woman with 5 year history of unilateral headaches lasting several hours and associated with nausea. Now occurring on a daily basis, sometimes waking her at night. • Very agitated with headaches. • Examination and imaging normal. • No response to propranolol 80 mg nocte for 6 months. No attack relief from triptans. Real Life Migraine • Diagnostic criteria meant to be specific rather than sensitive • Diagnosis not always straightforward – there is an important differential • Overlapping aetiologies Real Life Migraine Differential Diagnosis Category Cause Infective Meningitis - bacterial/ viral/ TB Sinusitis Abscess Inflammatory Meningeal irritation Vasculitis/ giant cell arteritis Haemorrhagic Subarachnoid haemorrhage Subdural/ Intracerebral haemorrhage Vascular AVM (migraine, cluster headache) Muscular Tension type headache Neuropathic Hemicrania, neuralgia Pressure Raised intracranial pressure/ venous thrombosis Real Life Causes of Episodic Headache • • • • • • • • Tension headache Migraine Cluster headache Trigeminal neuralgia Other neuralgiform headaches Paroxysmal hemicrania SUNCT syndrome Hypnic headache Real Life Migraine: Taking the History • • • • • • • • Character: tight, pounding, boring, stabbing Location: unilateral, vertex, eye Duration Time of day, timing Autonomic features Triggers: mechanical, cutaneous, posture, cough, sex Analgesic use Associated nausea, photophobia, visual or hearing disturbance, or vertigo, reduced consciousness, hemibody disturbance Real Life Migraine: Conducting the Examination • • • • • Encephalopathic? Fundoscopy Eye movements Pupils Hemi-paresis, hemi-hyperreflexia, hemiataxia • Gait ataxia Clinical Features of Migraine Aura • Typically gradual onset, spreading • Experienced by a third of migraineurs • Of such patients: – – – – 99% have visual auras 31% have sensory auras 18% have aphasic auras 6% have motor auras • Investigate if atypical – sudden onset, or no headache – always reflect a single vascular territory – onset at age >50. Visual Aura Transformed Migraine • Presents as chronic daily headache, defined as headache >4 hours/day occurring >15 days/month. • Commonly occurs in association with analgesia misuse. • The differential diagnosis now includes other causes of chronic headache. Lifestyle Treatment of Migraine • Avoid overuse of analgesics, caffeine. • Avoiding putative triggers has no demonstrated efficacy. No good evidence for specific diets. • If a particular factor identified, e.g. chocolate, alcohol, prolonged exercise, sensible to avoid. • Cranial massage if associated tension type headache. Drug Treatment of Migraine From Pathophysiology: •Anti-inflammatories for triple response e.g. NSAIDs. •Vasoconstrictor 5HT1 agonists •Central and peripheral pain inhibition •Central nausea inhibition •?Intracerebral vasodilatation Real life Treatment of Migraine Attacks • NSAIDs, simple analgesia • Caffeine-like compounds • Migraleve = buclizine (pink), paracetamol, codeine. • Domperidone for absorption, nausea (non dopaminergic to avoid extrapyramidal side effects, but prolonged QT interval) Specific Migraine Attack Treatments • Ergot alkaloids • Triptans – oral, dissolving, subcutaneous, nasal spray. • Cyproheptadine. • Flunarizine for migraine aura. • Calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) transmitter in trigeminal nerve mediating nociceptive response – olcegepant is a CRGP antagonist (triptans also antagonise CGRP and are serotonin 1B/1D agonists to cause vasoconstriction). Role of Prophylactic Agents • To prevent migraines by regular medication • Appropriate if e.g. >2 attacks/ month • Depends on individual patient Prophylactic Drug Treatments • CNS absorbed b-blockers (propranolol, metoprolol) • Tricyclic drugs (amitriptyline, nortriptyline) • 5HT receptor antagonists (pizotifen, methysergide) • Non-selective Ca channel blocker (flunarizine) for aura. • Anti-epileptics (valproate). Other Prophylactic Treatments • • • • • • • • Ca antagonists e.g. verapamil. Clonidine (a2- agonist) Other antiepileptics (gabapentin, topiramate) NSAIDS Cyproheptadine Fever few Riboflavin Botulinum Toxin Real Life Choice of Agent • First choice in females and most males propranolol if not asthmatic. • Pizotifen for children. • Amitriptyline/ gabapentin first choice if also tension-type headache. • Valproate may be most powerful – but teratogenicity • Topiramate associated with weight loss. • Flunarizine if aura is the main symptom. Menstrual Migraine • Strictly defined as migraine without aura starting on day 1 of period +/- 2 days. • Occurs in up to 60% of female migraineurs. • Similar attack treatments as for other migraines • Short-term preventatives, starting 3 days before period, continuing to end: – – – – Mefenamic acid 500mg BD, or try different NSAIDs Amitriptyline Transdermal oestradiol Oral magnesium Migraine in Pregnancy • Usually improves (fortunately!) but in 1-10% of migraineurs, their migraine started in pregnancy. • Lifestyle measures, cranial massage. • FDA categories of safety • Attacks: Paracetamol, NSAIDs (not 3rd trimester), caffeine, low dose codeine, should avoid triptans. • Nausea: Domperidone has no data (category C), but I prefer to metoclopramide • Preventatives: Metoprolol class B, other b-blockers may reduce birth weight, cyproheptadine (class B), verapamil (class C) probably safe. Migraine and Breastfeeding • Attacks: paracetamol, low dose caffeine, NSAIDs, not triptans. • Preventatives: b-blockers, verapamil, valproate (does not pass into breast milk) • Or b***** feed! Case History 1 • 45 year old woman with explosive onset of headache in occiput after sexual intercourse. • Background of years of occasional headaches lasting several hours with nausea and tiredness. • Normal neurological examination. Case History 1 Answer • Admitted to hospital. • CT head scan normal, LP normal. • MR angiogram normal Benign migraine-related sex headache Rx Physiotherapy to neck, migraine attack advice Learning points: • Just because negative does not mean should not have been referred! • A warning bleed of SAH will herald the subsequent bleed by no more than a week or two. • Sex headache and ice pick headaches are quasi-migrainous or from acute muscle strain. Case History 2 • 25 year old woman with episodic headache over 6 years lasting hours, unilateral and associated with nausea, helped by sleeping. • Recent change in character over one month to a constant severe generalised headache not relieved by painkillers. • Examination normal. Case History 2 Answer • Referred to Neurology outpatients. • Drug history included 7 sumatriptans a week, and 20 paracetamols a week. • New headache associated with tightness in neck muscles and temporalis muscles Analgesia headache with tension headache features Rx Stop analgesia, start amitriptyline, physiotherapy – this resovled symptoms so scan not necessary. Learning point: • Change of character does not always indicate a sinister cause; always review analgesia history. Case History 3 • 25 year old woman complaining of 10 years of episodic unilateral headaches 1/week with nausea, phonophobia, relieved by sleep. • Examination normal. • Not taking excessive analgesia. Already tried on propranolol, pizotifen and topiramate. Case History 3 Answer Treatment resistant common migraine Rx Much better after propranolol 160 mg nocte and Epilim Chrono 500 mg nocte, cranial osteopath, Maxalt melt for residual attacks. Learning Points: • Detailed drug history: doses, durations, ineffective vs not tolerated, concurrently on analgesia. • Consider concurrent causes e.g. tension type headache triggering migraine, menstrual cycle. • Optimise attack treatment with triptans and antiemetic at symptom onset. • Non-medical therapies – botulinum toxin. Case History 4 • 30 year old man with mild bifrontal headache of constant character over 2 months. • No other symptoms. Case History 4 Answer • Referred to Neurology outpatients. • Examination revealed mild difficulty heel-toe walking, mild papilloedema. • MRI brain showed glioblastoma multiforme. Malignant brain tumour Rx Palliation Learning point: • Headache is often non-specific, but a 30-year old who cannot heel-toe walk is specific, even if “mild”. Case History 5 • 45-year-old man developed tingling in right face and hand, which progressed over 10 minutes to weakness of right hand and with language difficulty. • Admitted to A&E one hour after symptom onset. Headache and nausea. CT scan of head normal. On examination, right face weak, right arm hemiparesis, dysphasia. • Thrombolysis call. Case History 5 Answer • Waited 30 minutes, neurological symptoms resolving, headache worsening. Past history of migrainous headaches became apparent later. Complicated migraine Learning points: • Age consistent with stroke or migraine • Clue was gradual onset • Safer to thrombolyse normal brain than stroke brain! Case History 6 • 40 year old woman with 5 year history of unilateral headaches lasting several hours and associated with nausea. Now occurring on a daily basis, sometimes waking her at night. • Very agitated with headaches. • Examination and imaging normal. • No response to propranolol 80 mg nocte for 6 months. No attack relief from triptans. Case History 6 Answer • Patient responded to a course of indometacin 50 mg BD. Paroxysmal Hemicrania (continua variant) Learning points: • Not all cases are typical. Cluster headache does occur in women and not all hemicrania headaches have eyewatering. These neuralgiform headaches have “continua” variants. • Reconsider diagnosis when failure to respond. Thank you