Conference at the University of Montpellier "Migraines: a misdiagnosed disease, what solutions today?"

On Tuesday November 21, in the Dumontet amphitheatre on the Triolet campus, the University of Montpellier will be holding a conference on migraines, open to the general public, from 12.15pm to 1.30pm. The talk will be given by Anne Ducros, neurologist at Montpellier University Hospital, head of the Migraine and Headache medical team, and professor at the University of Montpellier.

Registration required

The conference in a nutshell

Very often under-diagnosed, migraine is a disabling condition due to the frequency, duration and intensity of attacks, which can have a major impact on personal, student or professional life. It is the most incapacitating neurological disease in people under 50, and the second most incapacitating in people over 50.

Today, there are effective and safe therapeutic solutions to reduce the pain of migraine attacks and reduce their frequency. Research has made considerable progress in understanding the mechanisms of the disease and in providing specific, innovative treatments.

At this conference, Anne Ducros will review current knowledge about migraine and answer these questions and those of the audience:

• How can you tell a migraine from another headache?
• What happens in the brain during a migraine attack?
• What crisis and background treatments are effective?
• What contraception is right for migraine sufferers?
• How do you study or work when you have migraines?

A conference hosted by Anne Ducros

Anne Ducros is a neurologist at Montpellier University Hospital, head of the Migraine and Headache medical team, and professor at Montpellier University. She is a member of the Connectome team at UM's CNRS Charles Coulomb Laboratory. She is also past-president of the French Society for the Study of Migraine and Headache.

His research focuses on the genetics of migraine, the links between migraine and stroke, headaches caused by intracranial pressure abnormalities, and the search for therapeutic solutions for severe and refractory forms of migraine and facial vascular pain.

Conference organized as part of the European Week for the Employment of People with Disabilities. Find out more here.