Mitsikostas DD

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
review 2025
Hallmarks of primary headache: part 3 - cluster headache
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-025-02145-6

BACKGROUND: Cluster headache (CH) is a rare primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of strictly unilateral excruciating pain accompanied by trigemino-autonomic signs, which significantly impacts the quality of life, so…

guideline 2018
Effect of exogenous estrogens and progestogens on the course of migraine during reproductive age: a consensus statement by the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESCRH)
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-018-0896-5

We systematically reviewed data about the effect of exogenous estrogens and progestogens on the course of migraine during reproductive age. Thereafter a consensus procedure among international experts was undertaken to develop statements to…

review 2018
Male and female sex hormones in primary headaches
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-018-0922-7

BACKGROUND: The three primary headaches, tension-type headache, migraine and cluster headache, occur in both genders, but all seem to have a sex-specific prevalence. These gender differences suggest that both male and female sex hormones co…

guideline 2017
Hormonal contraceptives and risk of ischemic stroke in women with migraine: a consensus statement from the European Headache Federation (EHF) and the European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health (ESC)
The journal of headache and pain ·doi:10.1186/s10194-017-0815-1

Several data indicate that migraine, especially migraine with aura, is associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke and other vascular events. Of concern is whether the risk of ischemic stroke in migraineurs is magnified by the use …