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Denmark
2026

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Neuroscience

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92
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32401
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Citations
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Neuroscience in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Messoud Ashina is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research predominantly focuses on medical and neurological sciences, particularly in the study of migraine and headache disorders.

The scientist's recent publications include detailed examinations of migraine and its management. Notable papers authored or co-authored by Ashina are:

  • Migraine, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Migraine: epidemiology and systems of care, 2021, The Lancet
  • Diagnosis and management of migraine in ten steps, 2021, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Migraine, 2022, Nature Reviews Disease Primers
  • European Headache Federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene related peptide pathway for migraine prevention - 2022 update, 2022, The Journal of Headache and Pain

Their co-authorship network includes several frequent collaborators such as Håkan Ashina, Faisal Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Al-Mahdi Al-Karagholi, Haidar M. Al-Khazali, and Patricia Pozo-Rosich. These collaborations suggest a focus on neurology and specialized headache research.

Messoud Ashina publishes commonly in the following venues:

  • Cephalalgia
  • The Journal of Headache and Pain
  • Headache The Journal of Head and Face Pain
  • Neurology
  • Pain

Their body of work covers the main field of Medicine, with detailed contributions across several subfields, including Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Physiology, Neurology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Key topics covered in the research include:

  • Migraine and Headache Studies
  • Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments
  • Sympathectomy and Hyperhidrosis Treatments
  • Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Neuroscience of Respiration and Sleep
  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies

Best Publications

  • Safety and efficacy of erenumab for preventive treatment of chronic migraine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial

    Stewart Tepper;Messoud Ashina;Uwe Reuter;Jan L Brandes

  • Migraine: epidemiology and systems of care

    Messoud Ashina;Zaza Katsarava;Thien Phu Do;Dawn C Buse

  • Origin of pain in migraine: evidence for peripheral sensitisation.

    Jes Olesen;Rami Burstein;Messoud Ashina;Peer Tfelt-Hansen

  • Migraine and the trigeminovascular system-40 years and counting

    Messoud Ashina;Jakob Møller Hansen;Thien Phu Do;Agustin Melo-Carrillo

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

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

  • PACAP38 induces migraine-like attacks in patients with migraine without aura.

    Henrik Winther Schytz;Steffen Birk;Troels Wienecke;Christina Kruuse

  • European Headache Federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene related peptide pathway for migraine prevention – 2022 update

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  • Diagnosis and management of migraine in ten steps

    Anna K. Eigenbrodt;Håkan Ashina;Sabrina Khan;Hans-Christoph Diener

  • Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Triggers Migraine-Like Attacks in Patients With Migraine With Aura

    Jakob Møller Hansen;Anne Werner Hauge;Jes Olesen;Messoud Ashina

  • 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

  • A systematic comparison of motion artifact correction techniques for functional near-infrared spectroscopy

    Robert J. Cooper;Juliette Selb;Louis Gagnon;Dorte Phillip

  • Fremanezumab versus placebo for migraine prevention in patients with documented failure to up to four migraine preventive medication classes (FOCUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3b trial.

    Michel D Ferrari;Hans Christoph Diener;Xiaoping Ning;Maja Galic

  • Safety and efficacy of AMG 334 for prevention of episodic migraine: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial

    Hong Sun;David William Dodick;Stephen Silberstein;Peter J. Goadsby

  • Migraine and structural changes in the brain A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Asma Bashir;Richard B. Lipton;Sait Ashina;Messoud Ashina

  • Guidelines of the International Headache Society for controlled trials of preventive treatment of chronic migraine in adults.

    Cristina Tassorelli;Hans-Christoph Diener;David W Dodick;Stephen D Silberstein

  • European headache federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies acting on the calcitonin gene related peptide or its receptor for migraine prevention

    Simona Sacco;Lars Bendtsen;Messoud Ashina;Uwe Reuter

  • Eptinezumab in episodic migraine: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (PROMISE-1).

    Messoud Ashina;Joel Saper;Roger Cady;Barbara A Schaeffler

  • Evidence for a vascular factor in migraine

    Mohammad S. Asghar;Adam E. Hansen;Faisal M. Amin;R. J. van der Geest

  • Magnetic resonance angiography of intracranial and extracranial arteries in patients with spontaneous migraine without aura: a cross-sectional study

    Faisal Mohammad Amin;Mohammad Sohail Asghar;Anders Hougaard;Adam Espe Hansen

  • Nitric oxide synthase inhibition in migraine

    LH Lassen;M Ashina;I Christiansen;V Ulrich

  • Vasoactive intestinal peptide causes marked cephalic vasodilation, but does not induce migraine.

    A Rahmann;A Rahmann;T Wienecke;JM Hansen;J Fahrenkrug

Frequent Co-Authors

Jes Olesen
Jes Olesen University of Copenhagen
Henrik Larsson
Henrik Larsson Karolinska Institute
Rigmor Jensen
Rigmor Jensen University of Copenhagen
Peter J. Goadsby
Peter J. Goadsby King's College London
Stephen D. Silberstein
Stephen D. Silberstein Thomas Jefferson University
David W. Dodick
David W. Dodick Mayo Clinic
Richard B. Lipton
Richard B. Lipton Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hans-Christoph Diener
Hans-Christoph Diener University of Duisburg-Essen
Stewart J. Tepper
Stewart J. Tepper Dartmouth College
Olaf B. Paulson
Olaf B. Paulson University of Copenhagen

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