In this episode Dr. Daniel Correa speaks with musician and composer Julia Easterlin. Julia shares how her migraine condition has impacted her life and music career and highlights the difficulty she has had both accessing and affording necessary treatment. Next, Dr. Correa talks with Dr. Cynthia Armand, a neurologist from the Montefiore Headache Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Armand discusses the various types of migraine and the symptoms that are associated with them.

A special thank you to Julia Easterlin for permission to feature her song “Little Things” from her album Touristes in this week’s episode. Available on Bandcamp and Spotify.

Additional Resources: 

http://www.juliaeasterlin.net/

https://www.brainandlife.org/disorders-a-z/migraine/

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/7-ways-reduce-migraine-attacks

https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/busting-myths-about-migraine

https://americanmigrainefoundation.org/

Social Media:  

Guest: Julia Easterlin @juliaeasterlin (Instagram) Dr. Armand @cynarmandmd (Twitter)

Hosts: Dr. Daniel Correa @neurodrcorrea; Dr. Audrey Nath @AudreyNathMDPhD