Giovanni D'Andrea

2 papers in the library · publishing 2017-2018

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A prospective pilot study of the effect on catecholamines of mindfulness training vs pharmacological prophylaxis in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache.

Cephalalgia September 13, 2018 Licia Grazzi, Alberto Raggi, Domenico D'Amico et al.

Aim: To address whether, in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache, mindfulness-based treatment is associated with changes in plasma levels of catecholamines and elusive amines that are similar to those observed in patients undergoing pharmacological prophylaxis. Methods: In this non-randomized, clinic-based effectiveness study, patients aged 18-65, with a history of...

DOI: 10.1177/0333102418801584 Full text Mindfulness Humans Catecholamines Analgesics +9

Mindfulness and pharmacological prophylaxis have comparable effect on biomarkers of inflammation and clinical indexes in chronic migraine with medication overuse: results at 12 months after withdrawal.

Neurological Sciences May 2017 Licia Grazzi, Domenico D'Amico, Alberto Raggi et al.

Chronic migraine (CM) is a disabling condition arising from a complex mixture of interconnected biological, psychological and social factors, and is often associated with medication overuse (MO). Mindfulness is emerging as a helpful treatment for pain, and one study showed that the longitudinal 12 months' course of CM-MO patients that attended mindfulness-based treatment alone was similar to...

DOI: 10.1007/s10072-017-2874-0 Full text Mindfulness Biomarkers Chronic migraine Interleukin-6 +1