QAI CAHSC
A new Accreditation Standard for Headache Clinics in collaboration with the World Headache Society developed by a group of international experts led by @PravinThomas
Dr. Pravin Thomas
Comments are invited in the draft.
@QAI2017@NHF@ahsheadache@WorldHeadache
🌟 Proud to announce the successful completion of the World Headache Society Fellowship in Interventional Headache Neurology 🎓
🙏 Thanks to
Director: Dr. Pravin Thomas
Faculty: Dr. Ravindra Battu, Dr. Prashanth Lowell Monis, Dr. Suneetha N, Dr. Wiqar Ahmed, Dr. Narayanan Balakrishnan
👏 Congrats Fellows: Dr. Vidya Subhash, Dr. Saikiran K, Dr. Vishnu Raj, Dr. Sabysachi Pattanayak, Dr. Deepa Avadhani
💙 Thanks to @NarayanaHealth, Chairman Dr. Devi Shetty, Dr. Dilip Kamath, Dr. Carissa Manilal
🎖 Guests of Honor: Dr. Sujatha Rathod, Dr. Girish Kulkarni, Dr. Gopal Krishna Dash
#Neurology #Fellowship #HeadacheMedicine #MedicalEducation #WorldHeadacheSociety
🚨 Burning Vertex Syndrome: A novel headache 🔥
A common problem in the Neurological OPD, well described by our colleague Pravin Thomas et al
🧠 Curr Opin Neurol 2025
➡️ Episodic, burning pain localized to the vertex (10–20 cm zone)
➡️ Mostly affects women (~65%), avg. age ~41
➡️ Duration: 1 min to 24 hrs, often <4 hrs
➡️ Frequency: daily to 1–3x/week
⚠️ Associated features in 76%:
•Nausea, vomiting
•Photophobia/phonophobia
•Autonomic signs
•Localized warmth (rare)
🧬Hypothesized mechanism? Small fiber scalp neuropathy
💉 Interesting finding: GON block helped in 2 patients
#NeuroTwitter #Headache
https://t.co/zY9tPqd5SK
World Headache Society : Journal Club 2.0 :: April 2025 Online Meeting – Paper Presentation by Dr. Mark
In this session, Dr. Mark Weatherall presents a thought-provoking paper on the latest advancement in migraine research.
🔬 Key areas covered:
Overview of the research paper presented by Dr. Mark Weatherall
Ground-breaking basic science research
Expert analysis and discussion of the clinical implications
Q&A with Dr. Weatherall and other leading experts.
This session is designed for healthcare professionals, researchers, and anyone interested in staying updated on cutting-edge developments in headache medicine.
Dr. Tirtha Raj Bhandari FWHS, is dedicated to conducting an Outreach Program in Nepal, extending the WHS spirit of service to the underprivileged. Best wishes to him as he continues this noble endeavor https://t.co/8hiJOacFIx via @YouTube