2021
Cluster Headache: Clinical Characteristics and Opportunities to Enhance Quality of Life
Grinberg AS, Best RD, Min KM, Schindler EAD, Koo BB, Sico JJ, Seng EK. Cluster Headache: Clinical Characteristics and Opportunities to Enhance Quality of Life. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2021, 25: 65. PMID: 34668084, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-021-00979-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcceptance and Commitment TherapyCluster HeadacheCost of IllnessHumansPainQuality of LifeConceptsQuality of lifeCluster headacheCommon psychiatric comorbiditiesCurrent clinical carePsychological treatmentPrimary headache disordersRecent FindingsPeopleClinical characteristicsSevere painPsychiatric comorbidityDisease burdenHeadache disordersClinical careDepressive symptomsGeneral populationHeadacheSuicidal ideationAutonomic featuresBehavioral interventionsCommitment TherapyPsychological factorsTreatmentBurdenComorbiditiesPainDemoralization predicts suicidality in patients with cluster headache
Koo BB, Bayoumi A, Albanna A, Abusuliman M, Burrone L, Sico JJ, Schindler EAD. Demoralization predicts suicidality in patients with cluster headache. The Journal Of Headache And Pain 2021, 22: 28. PMID: 33879041, PMCID: PMC8056539, DOI: 10.1186/s10194-021-01241-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLifetime suicidal ideationSuicidal ideationHigh suicide riskSuicide riskControl participantsDiagnostic criteriaBrief Lifetime Depression ScaleObservational case-control studyLifetime depression historyColumbia-Suicide Severity Rating ScaleCluster headache patientsCase-control studyEdition diagnostic criteriaActive suicidal ideationStepwise logistic regressionSeverity Rating ScaleCH sufferersLittle empiric dataOrbital painCH diagnosisCluster headacheHeadache patientsHeadache disordersDepression ScaleSuicidal Behaviors Questionnaire“You will eat shoe polish if you think it would help”—Familiar and lesser‐known themes identified from mixed‐methods analysis of a cluster headache survey
Schindler EAD, Cooper V, Quine DB, Fenton BT, Wright DA, Weil MJ, Sico JJ. “You will eat shoe polish if you think it would help”—Familiar and lesser‐known themes identified from mixed‐methods analysis of a cluster headache survey. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2021, 61: 318-328. PMID: 33502769, DOI: 10.1111/head.14063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCluster HeadacheDisease ManagementHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth SurveysHumansQualitative ResearchConceptsCluster headache patientsCluster headacheHeadache patientsExercise/physical activityVitamins/supplementsSevere painInterventional investigationDisease management approachTreatment optionsSubgroup analysisPhysical activitySide effectsPatients' thoughtsMixed-methods analysisSecondary analysisFree-text responsesHeadachePatientsIllicit substancesDisease managementAdult participantsHeadache medicine
2018
Survey Analysis of the Use, Effectiveness, and Patient‐Reported Tolerability of Inhaled Oxygen Compared With Injectable Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache
Schindler EAD, Wright DA, Weil MJ, Gottschalk CH, Pittman BP, Sico JJ. Survey Analysis of the Use, Effectiveness, and Patient‐Reported Tolerability of Inhaled Oxygen Compared With Injectable Sumatriptan for the Acute Treatment of Cluster Headache. Headache The Journal Of Head And Face Pain 2018, 58: 1568-1578. PMID: 30221765, DOI: 10.1111/head.13405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInjectable sumatriptanCluster headacheAcute treatmentMedication responseOxygen deliverySide effectsPatient-reported side effectsSecondary analysisTherapeutic response rateCigarette smoking historyOptimization of therapyOptimal oxygen deliveryPositive predictorSmoking historyOxygen therapyCigarette smokingHeadache clinicTherapeutic optionsPatient populationPharmacologic interventionsTriptan medicationsComparable efficacyDaily attacksMale genderTherapeutic response