Recent Neurology Faculty Research

K. Michael Welch, MB, ChB, FRCP, President and CEO, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science; Professor, Department of Neurology, Chicago Medical School
Welch KMA, Nagesh V, Aurora SK,  Gelman Neil.  Periaqueductal grey matter dysfunction in episodic and transformed migraine:  cause or the burden of illness?  (Wolff Award 2001) Headache 41(7):629-637, 2001.

Cao Y, Aurora SK, Nagesh V, Patel SC, Welch KMA.  Functional MRI-BOLD of brainstem structures during visually-triggered migraine.    Neurology 59: 72-78, 2002.

Welch KMA, Cutrer FM, Goadsby PJ.  Migraine pathogenesis:  Neural and vascular mechanisms.  Neurology 60 (suppl 7):S9 – S14, 2003.

Welch KMA.  Contemporary concepts of migraine pathogenesis.  Neurology 61(suppl 4):  S2-S8, 2003.

Breslau N, Lipton RB, Stewart WF, Schultz LR, Welch KM.  Comorbidity of migraine and depression:  investigating potential etiology and prognosis.  Neurology 60(8): 1308- 1312, 2003.

Welch KM.  Stroke and migraine – the spectrum of cause and effect.  Funct Neurol 18(3):  121-126, 2003. 

Puri V, Puri S, Svojanovsky SR, Mathur S, MacGregor RM, Klein RM, Welch KMA, Berman NEJ.  Effects of oestrogen on trigeminal ganglia in culture:  Implications for hormonal effects on migraine.  Cephalalgia 26(1): 33-42. 2005.

Puri V, Cui L, Liverman CS, Roby KF, Klein RM, Welch KMA, Berman NEJ.  Ovarian steroids regulate neuropeptides in the trigeminal ganglion.  Neuropeptides 39(4), 409 – 417, 2005.

Bousser M-G, Welch KMA.  Relation between migraine and stroke.  The Lancet Neurology 4(9): 533-542, 2005.

The Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Investigators (KMA Welch, Chair, Steering Committee).  High-Dose Atorvastatin after Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack.  N Engl Med 355:549-559, 2006.

Jan Lewis Brandes, M.D., Pre-Clinical Curriculum Director, Department of Neurology, Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

“The Migraine Cycle: Patient Burden of Migraine During and Between Migraine Attacks,” Brandes, J.L. Brandes. Published in Headache, March 2008; 48(3):430-442.

“Headache Related to Pregnancy: Management of Migraine and Migraine Headache in Pregnancy,” JL Brandes. Published in Current Treatment Options in Neurology, January 2008; Volume 10(1): 12-19.

“History of Childhood Maltreatment is Associated with Comorbid Depression in Women with Migraine,” Tietjen, GE.MD; Brandes JL.MD; Digre, KB.MD; Baggaley, S MS,FNP; Martin, VT.MD; Recober, A MD; Geweke, LO.MD; Hafeez, F MD; Aurora, SK.MD; Herial, NA.MD, MPH; Utley, C MSN,CNP; Khuder, SA.MPH,PhD. Published in Neurology, September 4, 2007; Volume 69(10); Pp 959-968.
“Sumatriptan-Naproxen for Acute Treatment of Migraine: A Randomized Trial.” JL Brandes, D Kudrow, S Stark, CP O’Carroll, J Adelman, FJ O’Donnell, WJ Alexander, S Spruill, P Barrett, S Lener. Published in JAMA, 2007; 297: 1443-1454.
“High Prevalence of Somatic Symptoms and Depression in Women with Disabling Chronic Headache.” GE Tietjen, JL Brandes, KB Digre, S Baggaley, V Martin, A Recober, LO Geweke, F Hafeez, SK Aurora, NA Herial, C Utley, SA Khuder.  Published in Neurology, 2007 Jan 9; 68(2):134-40.
“The Influence of Estrogen on Migraine: Current Understanding and Future Direction”.  JL Brandes. Published in JAMA; 295:1824-1830.
“C-Reactive Protein Increased in Migraine”, KMA Welch, AW Brandes, L Salerno, JL Brandes.  Published  in Headache, February 2006, Volume 46, Number 2, Page 197-199.