Nicht nur Kopfschmerzen Werbung, die das Wort “Migräne” synonym für Kopfschmerzen nutzt, wirkt verächtlich auf Menschen, die mit der neurologischen Krankheit leben. Diese Werbung zeigt vor allem eins. Migräne wird in der breiten Öffentlichkeit nicht als ernstzunehmende Krankheit … 03. Dez. 2017 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | 9 Kommentare
Placebo besser als Antidepressivum und Antiepileptikum gegen Migräne bei Kindern und Jugendlichen Der Placeboeffekt schlägt wieder zu: Eine aktuelle Studie in der renommierten Fachzeitschrift New England Journal of Medicine stellte fest, dass ein Placebo so gut wirkte, wie ein Antidepressivum oder so gut wie ein Antiepileptikum, die beide … 28. Okt. 2016 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | 6 Kommentare
The Migraine World Summit: Modelling Neurological Disease I was asked earlier this year to contribute to a series of video lectures from over 30 world leading migraine experts, doctors and specialists. I happily agreed and here is the result. The video is … 21. Apr. 2016 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | 1 Kommentar
Physics to treat migraines [Transcript of my talk at the Pint of Science Festival in Berlin] Physics and headaches—I’m afraid for many people, who hear these two words, they think of them in one and only one combination, namely … 20. Mai 2015 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | 2 Kommentare
Why we need to raise awareness of neurological diseases and mental disorders Sufferers from many neurological diseases and mental disorders face significant stigma. Discrimination related to these conditions can act as a barrier to receiving treatment. Terrible events like the crash of the Germanwings flight 9525 remind us … 06. Apr. 2015 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | Keine Kommentare
Mobile healthcare and migraine – my early steps There can be no doubt, mobile healthcare (mHealth) will change medicine in general and migraine in particular. But how? Ten years ago, I thought about this for the first time. Together with others, we wrote … 11. März 2015 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | 1 Kommentar
Personalized electroceuticals We have a new preprint online. In this study, we explore with computer models why protocols for the use of medical devices that treat migraines should be personalized. Our numerical simulations suggest that in migraine … 28. Sep. 2014 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | 2 Kommentare
19 video talks on migraine & mathematics We had a workshop on “Cortical Spreading Depression (CSD) and Related Neurological Phenomena” at the Fields Institute in Toronto, Canada. All talks are available online here. CSD is a phenomemon that links neuronal activity in the brain during migraine … 12. Juli 2014 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | Keine Kommentare
Never seen a neuron without being in contact to an ion reservoir We have a new paper out: N. Hübel, E. Schöll, and M.A. Dahlem, Bistable Dynamics Underlying Excitability of Ion Homeostasis in Neuron Models, PLOS Comp. Biol. 10, e1003551, 2014. With this paper, we hope to set the stage … 04. Mai 2014 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | Keine Kommentare
Causality confusion in migraine Is eating chocolate a migraine trigger or a symptom? We put a new manuscript on arxiv. Its central message is that in migraine we should expect a blurring of usually opposing distinctions such as trigger … 25. Apr. 2014 | Von Markus A. Dahlem | Keine Kommentare