Collections and calls for papers

While the pharmacological treatment options of headache are gradually increasing, many aspects of its pathophysiology are still incompletely understood. Further progress in the understanding and treatment of...

• Antoinette Maassen Van den Brink

The classification criteria for chronic headaches and the pathophysiological mechanisms behind the transition from episodic to chronic remain controversial despite the significant clinical and pathophysiolog...

• Gianluca Coppola

Migraine pathophysiology is complex and many unanswered questions remain regarding the pathogenesis of migraine. Debates on complex scientific questions are important because they stimulate critical thinking...

• Messoud Ashina
• Paolo Martelletti

Migraine is characterized by moderate to severe pulsatile head pain. Migraine pain is initiated and supported by interactions between the peripheral meningeal nociceptive system, brainstem network and centra...

• Adriana Della Pietra

Description - Migraine is a debilitating disorder leading to a significant burden of affected individuals and high monetary costs. The development of new molecules for migraine prevention has enabled a great...

• Christian Lampl

Gender equality is not just a fundamental human right but also a key driver of social and economic progress, as highlighted by Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) “Achieve gender equality and empower all ...

• Antoinette Maassen van den Brink
• Bianca Raffaelli

Historically, and recently, the emphasis in epidemiological and population-health studies characterising and measuring headache-attributable burdens has been on adults. This collection, aligning with UN SDG-...

• Marco Antônio Arruda
• Timothy J. Steiner

This collection of articles results from the tight collaboration between the European Headache Federation (EHF) and its Official Journal, The Journal of Headache and Pain. EHF Digital EducationThe educationa...

• Paolo Martelletti

The aim of this thematic series is to highlight the complexity of molecular mechanisms underlying different types of migraine. The thematic series includes, but are not limited to, the following themes: sign...

• Rashid Giniatullin

This thematic series aims to provide a collection of papers addressing the novel pathophysiology and developing neuroimaging-guided treatments for headache disorders. Headache is a leading cause of disabilit...

• Yonggang Wang

One of the most important questions of the collection is how neuroimmune interplay could contribute to the initiation and maintenance of headache or more specific migraine attacks, potentially leading to chr...

• Kristian Agmund Haanes

The goal for this Collection is to create a cross-disciplinary space for researchers, clinicians, academics, educators, patients’ organizations, and policy makers, working within and across clinical, social,...

• Paolo Martelletti
• Matilde Leonardi

The collection aims to collect high quality real world data dedicated to headache field.

Characterized by profound neuronal and glial depolarization, spreading depolarization (SD) orchestrates a cascade of metabolic and hemodynamic consequences. The relationship between SD and a spectrum of diso...

• Shih-Pin Chen
• Cenk Ayata

The Italian Society for the Study of Headaches sponsors an award in memory of Enrico Greppi, pioneer and expert in the study of headache. The award is granted to the best unpublished original paper dealing w...

In recent years, research in the area of headaches has been increasingly integrating the concept of cross-disciplinary exploration between various disciplines, deepening the vertical and bidirectional flow b...

• Lars Edvinsson
• Paolo Martelletti

This thematic series is set in a global context of prevalent and highly burdensome headache disorders that are under-recognized in society, under-prioritized in health policy, under-diagnosed in populations ...

• Timothy Steiner
• Michela Tinelli

The interplay between vascular mechanisms and headache, especially migraine, has long navigated through a sea of intricate and sometimes contradictory research findings, crafting a narrative that intertwines...

• Shih-Pin Chen
• Cenk Ayata