Headache

Our Neurology department serves 10% of Norway’s population, and Ahus hosts one of the nation’s largest outpatient clinics for headache patients. Our research focuses on the epidemiology and practical clinical management of various headache disorders, including migraine, medication overuse headache, and menstrual migraine in women. Our clinical studies delve into multidisciplinary headache treatment and its impact on work participation, the management of headache disorders in primary care, and the diagnostic workup for acute headaches. Moreover, we actively participate in multiple randomized trials involving migraine and other headache disorders.

Headache

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Research interests

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JPND/Horizon 2020-funded project including patients with pre-demented Alzheimer’s disease to find biomarkers for small vessel damage in the brain.

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Highlighted work

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2024

ACHE

AcuteHeadache Evaluation Study. (PIEspen Saxhaug Kristoffersen). Funding by Ahus.

2023

MultiHead

Multidisciplinary HeadacheTreatment. (PI Kjersti Grøtta Vetvik). Effect of headache treatment in amultidisciplinary team on headache burden and work participation. A cooperationwith the Norwegian Labour and welfare administration (NAV).

2024

Resolution

(PI Christofer Lundqvist) –Treatmentwith Eptinezumab in medication overuse headache. Sponsor Lundbeck AS.

2024

CandMig

PIChristofer Lundqvist). Candesartan for migraine. CandMig III:Kandesartan som forebyggende medisin ved hyppig migrene - Cristin. Fundedby Klinbeforsk.

2023

BioCer

(PIEspen Saxhaug Kristoffersen). Home-basedbiofeedback as a migraine treatment. Funded by the Norwegian Headache researchcenter (NorHead) and Nordic Brain tech.

www.biocer.no

Publications

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Read more

Sleep duration and cognitive function, The Akershus Cardiac Examination 1950 Study.

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Ihle-Hansen H, Einvik G, Hagberg G, … , Ihle-Hansen H
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July 24, 2024

Diagnostic workup of acute headache and subarachnoid hemorrhage in a Norwegian population: An observational study

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Aaseth K, Dhami SKG, Kravdal G, … , Kristoffersen ES
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June 22, 2024

Room for improvement in the follow-up for unilateral headache with autonomic symptoms.

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Hagen K, Winsvold BS, Bjørk MH, …, Bäcklund N
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June 4, 2024

Ongoing projects and clinical trials

  • BioCer. (PI Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen). Home-based biofeedback as a migraine treatment. Funded by the Norwegian Headache research center (NorHead) and Nordic Brain tech. www.biocer.no.
  • CandMig. (PI Christofer Lundqvist). Candesartan for migraine. CandMig III: Kandesartan som forebyggende medisin ved hyppig migrene - Cristin. Funded by Klinbeforsk.
  • Resolution. (PI Christofer Lundqvist) –Treatment with Eptinezumab in medication overuse headache. Sponsor Lundbeck AS.
  • MultiHead - Multidisciplinary Headache Treatment. (PI Kjersti Grøtta Vetvik). Effect of headache treatment in a multidisciplinary team on headache burden and work participation. A cooperation with the Norwegian Labour and welfare administration (NAV).
  • ACHE - Acute Headache Evaluation Study. (PI Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen). Funding by Ahus

Infrastructure

Norwegian Centre for Headache Research – NorHead

The headache group is partner and leads the Operational Unit (OU) for clinical implementation in NorHead, which unites the leading experts on headache disorders in Norway, across disciplines. Through NorHead we have collaborators at all university Hospitals and in all health regions in Norway as well as international collaborators. NorHead is funded by the Research Council of Norway with 128 mill Norwegian kroner as a Centre for Clinical Treatment Research. In addition, participating universities and hospitals in Norway contribute with half of the funding.

Highlighted works

Identifying menstrual migraine- improving the diagnostic criteria using a statistical method. Barra M, Dahl FA, MacGregor EA, Vetvik KG. J Headache Pain. 2019

Menstrual migraine: a distinct disorder needinggreater recognition. Vetvik KG, MacGregor EA. Lancet Neurol. 2021

Medication-overuse headache detoxification reduces headache disability - the Akershus study of chronic headache. Kristoffersen ES, Grande RB, Aaseth K, Russell MB, Lundqvist C. Eur J Neurol. 2018

Members

Leader

Kjersti Grøtta Vetvik

Kjersti Grøtta Vetvik

MD, PhD

Senior Researcher

Associate Professor

Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen

Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen

MD, PhD

Ass. professor

Researchers

No researchers

Post.doc.

No post.doc.

PhD Students

No PhD Students

Doctors in research

Amanuel Hassan Ali

Amanuel Hassan Ali

MD

Doctor in research

Kjersti Aaseth

Kjersti Aaseth

MD, PhD

Doctor in research

Oda Thørnquist Jacobsen

Oda Thørnquist Jacobsen

MD

Doctor in research

Oda Vardenær Lunder

Oda Vardenær Lunder

MD

Doctor in research

Vilde Marie Holmseth

Vilde Marie Holmseth

MD

Doctor in research

Other

Aina Kristin Paulsen

Aina Kristin Paulsen

MSc

Other/Physiotherapist

Christofer Lundqvist

Christofer Lundqvist

MD, PhD

Other/Affiliated

Mathias Barra

Mathias Barra

PhD

Other/Affiliated

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