2025: 39° Conference of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches (SISC)

Published: 17 October 2025

SISC EXECUTIVE BOARD
President Marina de Tommaso
Vice President: Innocenzo Rainero
Secretary: Massimiliano Valeriani
Treasurer. Simona Guerzoni
Past President: Franco Granella
Counselors: Filippo Brighina, Edoardo Mampreso, Simona Sacco, Irene Toldo, Simone Vigneri, Catello Vollono Honorary Presidents: Pierangelo Geppetti, Vincenzo Guidetti, Giuseppe Nappi, Lorenzo Pinessi, Luigi Alberto Pini, Giorgio Zanchin

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Marina de Tommaso, Innocenzo Rainero, Franco Granella, Massimiliano Valeriani, Simona Guerzoni, Filippo Brighina, Edoardo Mampreso, Simona Sacco, Irene Toldo, Catello Vollono, Simone Vigneri, Pierangelo Geppetti, Anna Ambrosini, Paola Sarchielli, Antonio Russo, Gianluca Coppola, Grazia Sances, Paolo Calabresi

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Franco Granella, Erica Curti, Elena Tsantes, Giusy Pipitone, Simona Guerzoni, Luigi Francesco lannone

SISC-Oral Communications

  • OC-01 | Evolution of nitroglycerin-triggered premonitory symptoms in participants with migraine Gabriele Sebastianelli,1,2 Catarina Fernandes,1,3 Peter J. Goadsby,1 Nazia Karsan1 | 1NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility, SLaM Biomedical Research Centre and Wolfson SPaRC, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, UK; 2Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Polo Pontino ICOT, Sapienza University of Rome, Latina, Italy; 3Neurology Department, Local Health Unit of Coimbra, Portugal

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  • OC-02 | Role of specific microRNAs in cluster headache: association with disease phenotype and neuropeptide levels A. Solfrizzi,1,2 F. Cammarota,1,2 R. De Icco,1,2 F. Bighiani,1,2 M. Corrado,2 G. Vaghi,1,2 A. Antoniazzi,1,2 V. Grillo,1,2 M. Giraudo,1,2 B. Agostini,1,2 R. Greco,2 C. Demartini,1,2 M. Francavilla,1,2 S. Franchini,1,2 M. Allena,2 G. Sances,2 C. Tassorelli1 | 1Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia; 2Headache Science and Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy

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  • OC-03 | Transcranial magnetic stimulation in patients with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache Elisa Maria Piella,1 Fabio Ferrandes,1 Gianluca Isoardo,1 Alberto Mario Chiarandon,1 Fausto Roveta,1 Alessia Agostinelli,1 Elisa Rubino,1,2 Innocenzo Rainero,1,2 | 1Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin; 2Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy

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  • OC-04 | The chronopharmacology of atogepant in migraine prevention: a real-world evaluation of influence of timing of administration on effectiveness and tolerability Luigi Francesco Iannone,1,2 Gabriele Sebastianelli,3 Flavia Lo Castro,2 Federico De Santis,4 Michele Corrado,5 Marilena Marcosano,6,7 Raffaele Ornello,4 Licia Grazzi,8 Danilo Antonio Montisano,8 Francesco De Cesaris,9 Antonio Munafò,9 Gianluca Avino,10 Michele Trimboli,11 Maria Albanese,12 Antonio Russo,13 Giorgio Dalla Volta,14 Marina Romozzi,15 Paola Merlo,16 Luisa Fofi,6,7 Alberto Doretti,17 Gloria Vaghi,5 Francesca Pistoia,4 Delfina Ferrandi,18 Stefania Battistini,19 Gianluca Coppola,3 Simona Sacco,4 Simona Guerzoni,2 Claudia Altamura,6,7 Fabrizio Vernieri,6,7 On behalf of the Italian Headache Registry (RICe) Study Group | 1Department of Biomedical, Metabolic, and Neural Science, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; 2Pharmacology and Clinical Metabolic Toxicology-Headache Center and Drug Abuse-Laboratory of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenomics, AOU Policlinico di Modena; 3Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Latina; 4Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila; 5Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia; Headache Science and Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia; 6Headache Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Roma; 7Neurology Unit, Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma; 8Neuroalgology Unit and Headache Center, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milan; 9Headache center and Clinical Pharmacology, AOU Careggi, Florence; 10SOC Neurologia, Ospedale di Prato; 11Azienda Ospedaliera-universitaria "Renato Dulbecco", Catanzaro; 12Università Roma Tor Vergata, Roma; 13Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli; 14U.O Neurologia, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Gruppo San Donato, Brescia; 15Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy; 16UO di Neurologia, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo; 17Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano; 18Neurology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria, Santi Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria; 19Department of Medical, Surgical and Neurological Sciences, University of Siena, Italy

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  • OC-05 | Mid-term effectiveness and tolerability of atogepant in the prevention of migraine: a real life, prospective, multicentric study (the STAR study) Fabrizio Vernieri,1 Luigi Francesco Iannone,2,3 Gabriele Sebastianelli,4 Flavia Lo Castro,2, Federico De Santis,5 Michele Corrado,6 Marilena Marcosano,1 Raffaele Ornello,5 Licia Grazzi,7 Danilo Antonio Montisano,7 Francesco De Cesaris,8 Antonio Munafò,8 Gianluca Avino,9 Michele Trimboli,10 Maria Albanese,11 Antonio Russo,12 Giorgio Dalla Volta,13 Marina Romozzi,14 Paola Merlo,15 Maria Pia Prudenzano,16 Maria Rosaria Valente,17 Innocenzo Rainero,18 Giada Giuliani,19 Luisa Fofi,1 Alberto Doretti,20 Gloria Vaghi,6 Francesca Pistoia,5 Delfina Ferrandi,21 Stefania Battistini,22 Simona Sacco,5 Simona Guerzoni,2 Claudia Altamura1 on behalf of the Italian Headache Registry (RICe) Study Group | 1Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Roma; 2AOU Policlinico di Modena; 3Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia. 4Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Latina; 5University of L’Aquila; 6University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy and IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia; 7IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, Milano; 8AOU Careggi, Firenze; 9SOC Neurologia, Ospedale di Prato, Prato; 10Azienda Ospedaliera-universitaria "Renato Dulbecco", Catanzaro; 11Università Roma Tor Vergata, Roma; 12Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Napoli; 13U.O Neurologia, Istituto Clinico Città di Brescia, Gruppo San Donato, Brescia; 14Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma; 15UO di Neurologia, Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo; 16Clinica Neurologica "L. Amaducci", Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale di Bari; 17Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata di Udine; 18Dipartimento di Neuroscienze, Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino; 19Centro per la diagnosi e terapia delle cefalee, Policlinico Umberto I, Roma; 20IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano; 21AOU Alessandria; 22University of Siena, Siena, Italy

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  • OC-06 | Migraine in the elderly: a retrospective study in a tertiary headache center Giulia Paparella,1,2 Stefania Scannicchio,1 Annalisa Di Dio,1 Emmanuella Ladisa,1 Chiara Abbatantuono,1 Elena Ammendola,1 Katia Ricci,1 Giusy Tancredi,1 Livio Clemente,1 Marianna Diletta Delussi,3 Marina de Tommaso1 | 1Neurophysiopathology Unit, Department of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience (DiBraiN), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari; 2IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS; 3Department of Education, Psychology, Communication (For.Psi.Com.), University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy

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  • OC-07 | A retrospective analysis of headache and CADASIL association Danilo Antonio Montisano,1 Giulia Regonesi,1 Licia Grazzi,1 Alessandra Parisi,1 Alberto Raggi,2 Elisabetta Soldini,2 Giorgia Camarda,2 Matilde Leonardi,2 I. Canavero,3 E.M. Zacarias,3 Anna Bersano,3 Nicola Rifino3 | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta: 1SSD Centro Cefalee; 2SC Neurologia Salute Pubblica e Disabilità, 3SC Malattie Cerebrovascolari, Milan, Italy

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  • OC-08 | Daily eletriptan significantly improves treatment-resistant cluster headache: a case series Andrea Burgalassi,1 Antonio Munafò,2 Francesco De Cesaris,1 Giulia Vigani,2 Alberto Chiarugi1,2 | 1Headache Center and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Careggi University Hospital, Florence; 2Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

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  • OC-09 | Atogepant in treatment-refractory chronic migraine: is a revision of current criteria for refractory migraine appropriate? Lorenzo Tartaglione, Marcello Silvestro, Ilaria Orologio, Marcella Marziani, Francesco Maurizio Chianese, Pasquale Sozio, Alessandro Tessitore, Gioacchino Tedeschi, Antonio Russo | Headache Center, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences (DAMSS), University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy

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  • OC-10 | Assessing white matter hyperintensities in cluster headache: a distinct pathophysiological profile compared to migraine G. Giuliani,1 A. Viganò,2 C. Zilli,1 D. Chiffi,1 E. Vicenzini,1 V. Di Piero,1 M. Altieri1 | 1Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome; 2IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Milan, Italy

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  • OC-11 | Corneal nerve plexus impairment in patients with trigeminal neuralgia Daniel Litewczuk,1 Gianfranco De Stefano,1 Sabrina Compagno,2 Mattia D’Andrea,2 Ludovico Alisi,2 Marco Marenco,2 Giulia Di Stefano,1 Andrea Truini1 | 1Department of Human Neuroscience, Sapienza University of Rome, 2Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

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  • OC-12 | The potential role of sleep quality in the relationship between glymphatic function and migraine frequency: insights from a cross-sectional study Maria Grazia Vittorini, Raffaele Ornello, Federico Salfi, Antonio Innocenzi, Federico De Santis, Federico Bruno, Francesca Pistoia, Michele Ferrara, Alessandra Splendiani, Simona Sacco | Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Italy

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  • OC-13 | Monoclonal antibodies targeting CGRP differently affect sleep and psychiatric comorbidities in reproductive and postmenopausal chronic migraine women Giulia Procopio, Letizia Curto, Antonia Di Chirico, Leonardo Troilo, Gabriele Siciliano, Filippo Baldacci, Sara Gori | Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa-AOUP, Pisa, Italy

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  • OC-14 | Efficacy of eptinezumab during a migraine attack: preliminary data from an Italian multicenter real-world experience (the BEFREE study) Luisa Fofi,1 Claudia Altamura,1 Marilena Marcosano,1 Alberto Doretti,2 Francesca Pistoia,3 Antonio Granato,4 Simona Guerzoni,5 Michele Trimboli,6 Licia Grazzi,7 Danilo Antonio Montisano,7 Gianluca Avino,8 Gabriele Sebastianelli,9 Carla Fasano,10 Elisa Maria Piella,11 Nicoletta Brunelli,1 Luigi Francesco Iannone,5,12 Fabrizio Vernieri1 on behalf of the Italian Headache Registry (RICe) Study Group | 1Neurosonology and Headache Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Campus Bio-Medico, Rome; 2IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Department of Neurology and Laboratory of Neuroscience - Milan; 3University of L’Aquila; 4Headache Center, Neurology Clinic, University of Trieste, University Hospital of Trieste; 5AOU Policlinico di Modena; 6Azienda Ospedaliera-universitaria "Renato Dulbecco", Catanzaro; 7Headache Center, Neuroalgology Dpt, IRCCS Foundation "Carlo Besta" Neurological Institute, Milan; 8SOC Neurologia, Ospedale Santo Stefano, USL Toscana Centro, Prato; 9La Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino, Latina; 10Headache and Cerebrovascular Diseases Center, Neurology Unit 2, Careggi University Hospital, Florence; 11Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin; 12Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy

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  • OC-15 | Electroencephalography recording during visual aura in migraine: results by quantitative analysis Salvatore Maria Lima,1 Massimo Gangitano,1 Vincenzo Di Stefano,1 Vincenzo Raieli,2 Filippo Brighina1 | 1Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience, and advanced Diagnostic (BIND), University of Palermo; 2Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit-ISMEP, "G. Di Cristina" Children's Hospital-ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy

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  • OC-16 | Network-level brain connectivity alterations in an animal model of migraine and the effects of olcegepant treatment Rosaria Greco,1 Gloria Castellazzi,1 Miriam Francavilla,1,2 Chiara Demartini,1 Sara Facchetti,1,2 Daniele Martinelli,1 Cristina Tassorelli1,2 | 1Headache Science and Neurorehabilitation Unit, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia; 2Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, University of Pavia, Italy

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  • OC-17 | Profiling miR-30a expression in patients with episodic and chronic migraine Elisa Rubino,1,2 Elisa Maria Piella,1 Giulia Cicilese,1,3 Silvia Boschi,1 Alberto Mario Chiarandon,1 Elena Tamagno,1,3 Michela Guglielmotto,1,3 Innocenzo Rainero1,2 | 1Department of Neuroscience “Rita Levi Montalcini”, University of Turin, Turin, Italy; 2Headache Center, Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino; 3Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Orbassano (TO), Italy

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  • OC-18 | Effectiveness of fremanezumab up to 12 months in different subgroups of participants: results from the Italian analysis of the PEARL study Raffaele Ornello,1 Gisella Airola,2 Letizia Curto,3 Diletta Alivernini,4 Chiara Abagnale,5 Pinar Kokturk,6 Yan Tereshko7 | 1Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila; 2Department of Surgical Sciences, Women's Headache Center, University of Turin; 3Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa; 4Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health and Sensory Organs (NESMOS), Sapienza University of Rome; 5Department of Medico-Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome Polo Pontino ICOT, Latina, Italy; 6TEVA Pharmaceuticals Europe B.V., Haarlem, The Netherlands; 7Clinical Neurology, Department of Head-Neck and Neuroscience, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASU FC), Udine, Italy

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  • OC-19 | A multicenter, retrospective case series of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias in children and adolescents Alessandro Borrelli,1 Vittorio Sciruicchio,2 Alessandro Ferretti,3 Irene Toldo,4 Antonia Versace,5 Elisabetta Tozzi,6 Agnese Onofri,7 Giorgia Sforza,1 Gabriele Monte,1 Fabiana Ursitti,1 Massimiliano Valeriani,1,8,9 Laura Papetti1 | 1Developmental Neurology Unit, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome; 2Children Epilepsy and EEG Center, San Paolo Hospital, ASL Bari;3Department of Neuroscience, Mental Health & Sense Organs (NESMOS), Faculty of Medicine & Psychology, Sant'Andrea Hospital, Rome; 4Pediatric Neurology and Neurophysiology Unit, Department of Woman's and Child Health, University of Padua; 5A.O.U. Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Department of Pediatric Emergency, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin; 6Department of Clinical Medicine, Public Health, Life and Environmental Sciences, L'Aquila; 7Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy; 8Tor Vergata University of Rome, Systems Medicine Department, Rome, Italy; 9Aalborg University, Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg, Denmark

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  • OC-20 | The inflammatory burden index in pediatric migraine: a clinical study Carola Meo¹, Giulia Manfrè¹, Antonella Morea², Caterina Gaspari¹, Martina Tarantini², Maria Rosita Ruta³, Sofia D’Agostino¹, Edvige Correnti⁴, Daniela D’Agnano², Diletta Lopes⁴, Rosaria Nardello¹, Giuseppe Santangelo⁴, Vittorio Sciruicchio², Vincenzo Raieli⁴ | 1Child Neuropsychiatry Unit Department, Pro.M.I.S.E. "G. D'Alessandro", University of Palermo; 2Children Epilepsy and EEG Center, San Paolo Hospital, ASL Bari; 3Child Neuropsychiatry Unit, ASP 6 Palermo; 4Child Neuropsychiatry Department, ISMEP, ARNAS Civico, Palermo, Italy

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  • OC-21 | Coping and pain catastrophizing in migraine patients and their mothers: a comparison between mothers with and without migraine Martina Proietti Checchi,1 Samuela Tarantino,1 Fabiana Ursitti,1 Giorgia Sforza,1 Gabriele Monte,1 Alessandro Borrelli,1 Massimiliano Valeriani,1,2,3 Laura Papetti1 | 1Developmental Neurology, Bambino Gesù Children Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy; 2Child Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy; 3Translational Pain Neuroscience and Precision Medicine, CNAP, Dept. of Health Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark

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  • OC-22 | Beyond headache: prevalence of atopy and other comorbidities in pediatric patients Erica Agosto,1 Alessandra Fera,1 Giulia Grasso,2 Barbara Lauria,2 Roberta Rossi,2 Cristina Vassia,2 Emanuele Castagno,2 Antonia Versace2 | 1Department of Public Health and Pediatrics, Postgraduate School of Pediatrics, University of Turin; 2Department of Pediatric Emergency, Pediatric Headache Centre, Regina Margherita Children’s Hospital, Turin, Italy

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  • OC-24 | A retrospective case-control study aimed at analyzing, through the administration of a questionnaire, the prevalence, clinical features and the risk factors for chronicity in a sample of 419 pediatric patients Alice Bonuccelli, Sara Mundo, Emma Iacopelli, Alessandro Orsini, Lorenza Marini, Diego Peroni | Neuropediatric, Pediatric Clinic, AOU Pisa, Italy

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