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David W. Dodick

David W. Dodick

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D-Index
118
Citations
64528
World Ranking
3998
National Ranking
2185

Overview

David W. Dodick is affiliated with the Mayo Clinic in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of medicine, with particular emphasis on psychiatry and mental health, pathology and forensic medicine, neurology, physiology, and epidemiology.

The scientist's work covers various topics including:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
  • Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Neurological Disorders and Treatments

David W. Dodick has contributed to multiple scientific publications, some of the recent notable papers include:

  • "Migraine," 2022, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • "National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Traumatic Encephalopathy Syndrome," 2021, Neurology
  • "Comorbid and co-occurring conditions in migraine and associated risk of increasing headache pain intensity and headache frequency: results of the migraine in America symptoms and treatment (MAST) study," 2020, The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • "Migraine: integrated approaches to clinical management and emerging treatments," 2021, The Lancet
  • "Safety, tolerability, and efficacy of orally administered atogepant for the prevention of episodic migraine in adults: a double-blind, randomised phase 2b/3 trial," 2020, The Lancet Neurology

Their research has been published frequently in the following venues:

  • Neurology
  • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
  • Cephalalgia
  • The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Alzheimer's & Dementia

David W. Dodick has collaborated extensively with other researchers, including frequent coauthors:

  • Richard B. Lipton
  • Todd J. Schwedt
  • Peter J. Goadsby
  • Frank Porreca
  • Edita Navratilova

In addition to articles, Dodick has contributed to the book titled Oxford Textbook of Headache Syndromes, published by Oxford University Press in 2020.

Best Publications

  • The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd edition (beta version)

    Jes Olesen;André Bes;Robert Kunkel;James W. Lance

  • OnabotulinumtoxinA for treatment of chronic migraine: Results from the double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase of the PREEMPT 2 trial

    HC Diener;DW Dodick;SK Aurora;CC Turkel

  • A randomized trial of plasma exchange in acute central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating disease.

    Brian G. Weinshenker;Peter C. O'Brien;Tanya M. Petterson;John H. Noseworthy

  • New Appendix Criteria Open for a Broader Concept of Chronic Migraine

    J. Olesen;M -G Bousser;H -C Diener;D. Dodick

  • OnabotulinumtoxinA for Treatment of Chronic Migraine: Pooled Results From the Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Phases of the PREEMPT Clinical Program

    David W. Dodick;Catherine C. Turkel;Ronald E. Degryse;Sheena K. Aurora

  • Narrative review: reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndromes.

    Leonard H. Calabrese;David W. Dodick;Todd J. Schwedt;Aneesh B. Singhal

  • Evidence-based guideline update: Pharmacologic treatment for episodic migraine prevention in adults Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Headache Society

    S.D. Silberstein;S. Holland;F. Freitag;D.W. Dodick

  • Fremanezumab for the Preventive Treatment of Chronic Migraine

    Stephen D. Silberstein;David W. Dodick;Marcelo E. Bigal;Paul P. Yeung

  • Efficacy and tolerability of MK-0974 (telcagepant), a new oral antagonist of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor, compared with zolmitriptan for acute migraine: a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-treatment trial

    Tony W Ho;Michel D Ferrari;David W Dodick;Vince Galet

  • A self-administered screener for migraine in primary care: The ID Migraine™ validation study

    Richard B. Lipton;D. Dodick;R. Sadovsky;K. Kolodner

  • Efficacy and safety of topiramate for the treatment of chronic migraine: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

    Stephen D. Silberstein;Richard B. Lipton;David W. Dodick;Frederick G. Freitag

  • ARISE: A Phase 3 randomized trial of erenumab for episodic migraine:

    David W Dodick;Messoud Ashina;Jan Lewis Brandes;David Kudrow

  • Evaluation of Galcanezumab for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine: The EVOLVE-1 Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Virginia L. Stauffer;David W. Dodick;Qi Zhang;Jeffrey N. Carter

  • Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation for acute treatment of migraine with aura: a randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, sham-controlled trial

    Richard B Lipton;David W Dodick;Stephen D Silberstein;Joel R Saper

  • Occipital nerve stimulation for the treatment of intractable chronic migraine headache: ONSTIM feasibility study.

    Joel R Saper;David W Dodick;Stephen D Silberstein;Sally McCarville

  • Effect of Fremanezumab Compared With Placebo for Prevention of Episodic Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    David W. Dodick;Stephen D. Silberstein;Marcelo E. Bigal;Paul P. Yeung

  • The International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2nd Edition (ICHD-II)--revision of criteria for 8.2 Medication-overuse headache.

    Stephen D. Silberstein;J. Olesen;M. G. Bousser;H. C. Diener

  • Safety and efficacy of ALD403, an antibody to calcitonin gene-related peptide, for the prevention of frequent episodic migraine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory phase 2 trial

    David W Dodick;Peter J Goadsby;Peter J Goadsby;Stephen D Silberstein;Richard B Lipton

  • Adherence to oral migraine-preventive medications among patients with chronic migraine:

    Zsolt Hepp;David W Dodick;Sepideh F Varon;Patrick Gillard

  • Safety and efficacy of LY2951742, a monoclonal antibody to calcitonin gene-related peptide, for the prevention of migraine: a phase 2, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

    David W Dodick;Peter J Goadsby;Peter J Goadsby;Egilius L H Spierings;Egilius L H Spierings;Egilius L H Spierings;Joel C Scherer

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen D. Silberstein
Stephen D. Silberstein Thomas Jefferson University
Richard B. Lipton
Richard B. Lipton Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Peter J. Goadsby
Peter J. Goadsby King's College London
Frank Porreca
Frank Porreca University of Arizona
Hans-Christoph Diener
Hans-Christoph Diener University of Duisburg-Essen
Messoud Ashina
Messoud Ashina University of Copenhagen
Michel D. Ferrari
Michel D. Ferrari Leiden University Medical Center
Stewart J. Tepper
Stewart J. Tepper Dartmouth College
Shuu-Jiun Wang
Shuu-Jiun Wang National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Marcelo E. Bigal
Marcelo E. Bigal Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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