Migraine Awareness, Treatment, and Education in Brazil

Raffaelli, Edgard

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“…Such was the prevailing attitude of physicians dealing with headache at that time . Fortunately, one of such patients was Edgard Raffaelli Júnior (1930‐2006), at that time a Medical School undergraduate, who himself underwent a lumbar puncture as part of an investigation of primary headache.…”

Section: The Beginnings Of Headache Medicine As a Specialtymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…He was appalled by the way doctors regarded headache patients and started a crusade in order to increase knowledge and propose alternative evidence‐based assessments of such patients. This quest took him some years until, in 1978, a group a doctors finally founded the Brazilian Headache Society (today the second largest society in number of members in the International Headache Society [IHS]), initially composed of 14 members, whose first president was Edgard Raffaelli, Jr…”

Section: The Beginnings Of Headache Medicine As a Specialtymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such was the prevailing attitude of physicians dealing with headache at that time. 32 Fortunately, one of such patients was Edgard Raffaelli Júnior (1930, at that time a Medical School undergraduate, who himself underwent a lumbar puncture as part of an investigation of primary headache. He was appalled by the way doctors regarded headache patients and started a crusade in order to increase knowledge and propose alternative evidence-based assessments of such patients.…”

Section: The Beginnings Of Headache Medicine As a Specialtymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Headache Research and Medical Practice in Brazil: An Historical Overview

2015

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Since the creation of the Brazilian Headache Society in 1978, substantial developments have taken place in both research and clinical practice in the field of headache medicine in Brazil. The Society now has almost 300 members throughout the country, actively working to improve the health of the general population and, in particular, diagnose and treat headache disorders. In addition, in a few large cities, such as São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Ribeirão Preto, Curitiba, and Porto Alegre, headache specialists have come together to promote research projects and increase knowledge in the field through MSc, PhD, and postdoctoral programs. Furthermore, scientific journals have emerged and books have been published to record and disseminate Brazilian scientific production in headache medicine. In this narrative review, we will briefly describe some important aspects of headache medicine in Brazil from prehistoric times to the present day, discuss the origin of headache medicine as a specialty in Brazil, the principal publications dealing with headache disorders, the use of plants and other unconventional forms of treatment used by faith healers, the main training centers, and the research produced to date by Brazilians. In conclusion, in recent years enormous progress has been made in headache medicine in Brazil stimulating us to review and expand our role in an increasingly international scenario.

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Section: The Beginnings Of Headache Medicine As a Specialtymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Beginnings Of Headache Medicine As a Specialtymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Beginnings Of Headache Medicine As a Specialtymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Headache Research and Medical Practice in Brazil: An Historical Overview

2015

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“…In 50 years dedicated to the study of headache, Raffaelli published articles in both national and international journals. He also wrote several books in Portuguese, as well as book chapters for publication in Brazil and abroad …”

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“…10 In 1979, he wrote the first monograph in Portuguese on headaches that took almost an entire issue of the ARS Curandi Journal (São Paulo). 3,8,11 In 50 years dedicated to the study of headache, Raffaelli published articles in both national [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] and international [18][19][20][21][22] journals. He also wrote several books in Portuguese, [23][24][25][26] as well as book chapters for publication in Brazil [27][28][29][30] and abroad.…”

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The Study of Headache in the 1950s in Latin America by Edgard Raffaelli Júnior (1930‐2006)

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2015

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The aim of this study was to review the life of Edgard Raffaelli Júnior (1930-2006) and to summarize his important contributions to the study of headaches. He was the first doctor to study headaches in Latin America, and for 50 years he advanced the understanding of headaches worldwide. He was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 2, 1930 and died on December 29, 2006. He founded the Brazilian Headache Society and was one of the organizers and founders of the International Headache Society. Following Raffaelli, many Latin American doctors have since been inspired to study headaches.

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