December 03, 2021

52: Treating Pediatric Migraine

36 minutes

Welcome to the NeurologyLive® Mind Moments™ podcast. Tune in to hear leaders in neurology sound off on topics that impact your clinical practice.

In this episode, we spoke with Christina Szperka, MD, MSCE, assistant professor of neurology, and director, Pediatric Headache Program, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania. She offered up her thoughts on the current state of clinical care and awareness of pediatric migraine and shared her insight into the changes the landscape of treatment has undergone.

Episode Breakdown:

1:15 – The landscape of pediatric migraine

3:00 – Challenges in diagnosing pediatric migraine

5:00 – Parental and patient awareness of signs and symptoms

6:25 – Differences between adult and pediatric migraine

11:35 – Impact of new therapies for pediatric patients

15:00 – Neurology News Minute

17:35 – The day-to-day clinical care of pediatric migraine

20:40 – Medication adherence among children and teens with migraine

24:00 – Transitioning patients from pediatric to adult care

27:40 – Challenges in conducting pediatric migraine studies

30:40 – Biggest advances in the past year and amid COVID-19

The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here:

AAN Issues Statement on Ethical Considerations for Aducanumab Use in Alzheimer Disease

Enrollment Complete for Phase 2 Study of ATH-1017 in Moderate Alzheimer

FDA Accepts sNDA, Grants Priority Review to Fenfluramine for Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

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