How Pain Works in the Migraine Brain
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Key Questions
- Does pain provide any benefit to those of us living with chronic migraine?
- What is the difference between acute or episodic pain and chronic pain?
- Do men and women register pain differently?
- How does pain change the brain?
- Is pain detected in brain imaging?
- What happens when a pain cycle is activated?
- Is there any evidence that chronic migraine is associated with premature aging of the brain?
- How is migraine pain correlated with other pain conditions a patient may have?
- What are some ways of dealing with chronic pain?
Interview Notes
Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD
Head of the Neurology Department
Vall d’Hebron University Hospital and Institute of Research
Patricia Pozo-Rosich, MD, PhD, is a neurologist and one of Europe’s leading migraine experts. She leads the Neurology Department at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital in Barcelona and directs the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center, a national reference center focused on advancing migraine research and care. She also heads the Headache Research Laboratory at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) and serves as president-elect of the International Headache Society.
Dr. Pozo-Rosich is deeply committed to helping people understand migraine as a complex neurological disorder and improving access to effective treatment. She founded the Spanish-language education site MiDolordeCabeza.org and has authored more than 250 scientific publications. Her work has received multiple national awards, and she serves as associate editor for leading headache journals. She has been principal investigator in more than 100 clinical trials and is an active member of international headache genetics consortiums.
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