Zürich headache conference

November 8, 2021

With Swiss colleagues Drs. Caterina Podella, Livia Granata, and Reto Agosti at the headache conference held on November 4, 2021, in Zürich.
Dr. Podella presented a very comprehensive approach to the treatment of migraine headaches. Dr. Granata expertly covered the topic of cluster headaches. I spoke about the challenges of treating refractory migraine headaches and Dr. Agosti provided a lively and insightful discussion of all these topics.

Written by
Alexander Mauskop, MD
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