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Alessandra Erbetta

3 papers in the library · 24 citations · publishing 2023-2025

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Neurotransmitter-related functional connectivity changes in serotonin and dopamine systems after mindfulness in medication overuse headache.

Cephalalgia June 1, 2025 Davide Fedeli, Giuseppe Ciullo, Greta Demichelis et al. 7 citations

Background/HypothesisMindfulness practice has gained attention in managing chronic migraine with medication overuse headache (CM-MOH), showing clinical improvements and functional connectivity reorganization. However, the relationship between these effects and the underlying neurotransmitter systems remains unexplored.MethodsThirty-four CM-MOH patients were divided into treatment as usual (TaU,...

Longitudinal neurofunctional changes in medication overuse headache patients after mindfulness practice in a randomized controlled trial (the MIND-CM study).

The Journal of Headache and Pain June 11, 2024 Davide Fedeli, Giuseppe Ciullo, Greta Demichelis et al. 17 citations

Mindfulness practice has gained interest in the management of Chronic Migraine associated with Medication Overuse Headache (CM-MOH). Mindfulness is characterized by present-moment self-awareness and relies on attention control and emotion regulation, improving headache-related pain management. Mindfulness modulates the Default Mode Network (DMN), Salience Network (SN), and Fronto-Parietal...

DOI: 10.1186/s10194-024-01803-5 (opens in new tab) Full text (opens in new tab) Mindfulness Chronic pain Cortical thickness Functional connectivity +5

Efficacy of mindfulness added to treatment as usual in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache: a phase-III single-blind randomized-controlled trial (the MIND-CM study).

The Journal of Headache and Pain July 14, 2023 Licia Grazzi, Domenico D'Amico, Erika Guastafierro et al.

Mindfulness gained considerable attention for migraine management, but RCTs are lacking. We aimed to assess the efficacy of a six-sessions mindfulness-based treatment added to treatment as usual (TaU) in patients with Chronic Migraine (CM) and Medication Overuse Headache (MOH) on headache frequency, medication intake, quality of life, disability, depression and anxiety, cutaneous allodynia,...