Congress



ABOUT THE PROGRAMME


The IHC 2025 Scientific Programme Committee has put together a programme focused on the most up-to-date scientific discoveries covering neurology: from a new understanding of pathophysiology to new molecular targets for the development of future drugs.


In addition, the programme expands the range of medical specialties involved in the care of people with headache, meets the most current educational needs and provides relevant treatment guidelines for the whole world.


More than 150 experts from over 30 countries are participating in the Congress to share knowledge by presenting the results of their research. In addition, they will challenge participants to think beyond current constraints to provide the most advanced headache treatment possible.


The event will feature several plenary and parallel sessions, interactive workshops, meet-the-specialist sessions and symposia.

2025-09-10 (Wednesday)

  Room 7
14:00 14:00 - 16:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Patient Advocacy session

16:00

Subtitle

  • Parallel Scientific Session

2025-09-11 (Thursday)

  Room 1 Room 4
09:00 09:00 - 10:00

Plenary Session Congress

Hope on the horizon? Exploring PACAP's role in migraine

09:00 - 09:15
Unveiling PACAP's role in migraine: Evidence from human provocation studies

Foto: MESSOUD ASHINA

MESSOUD ASHINA

DENMARK Speaker

09:15 - 09:30
Decoding PACAP signalling: Splice variants, pathways, and designer drugs

Foto: DEBBIE HAY

DEBBIE HAY

NEW ZEALAND Speaker

09:30 - 09:45
Can PACAP activate meningeal nociceptors?

Foto: RUNE HÄCKERT CHRISTENSEN

RUNE HÄCKERT CHRISTENSEN

DENMARK Speaker

09:45 - 10:00
PACAP vs. CGRP: Unveiling migraine mechanisms through mouse models

Foto: ANDREW RUSSO

ANDREW RUSSO

UNITED STATES Speaker
10:00 10:00 - 11:00

Plenary Session Congress

Decoding treatment success: unveiling biomarkers for migraine treatment

10:00 - 10:15
Profiling non-responders and super-responders to anti-CGRP treatment

Foto: UWE REUTER

UWE REUTER

GERMANY Speaker

10:15 - 10:30
Clinical features and biomarkers predicting treatment response in migraine

Foto: GISELA TERWINDT

GISELA TERWINDT

NETHERLANDS Speaker

10:30 - 10:45
Role of central sensitisation and interictal allodynia

Foto: SAIT ASHINA

SAIT ASHINA

UNITED STATES Speaker

10:45 - 11:00
Molecular biomarkers and migraine treatment response

Foto: PATRICIA POZO-ROSICH

PATRICIA POZO-ROSICH

SPAIN Speaker
11:00 11:00 - 11:30

Break Congress

Break

11:30 11:30 - 13:00

Industry Symposia Congress

Industry Symposia

13:00
13:15 13:15 - 16:20

Opening Ceremony and Presidential Symposium Congress

Opening Ceremony and Presidential Symposium

Foto: RAMI BURSTEIN

RAMI BURSTEIN

UNITED STATES Speaker
16:20 16:20 - 16:35

Break Congress

Break

16:35 16:35 - 17:20

IHS Special Lecture Congress

IHS Special Lecture - Headache disorders and treatment approaches between east and west

Foto: SHUU-JIUN WANG

SHUU-JIUN WANG

TAIWAN Speaker
17:20
17:30 17:30 - 18:30

Industry Symposia Congress

Industry Symposia

18:30

Subtitle

  • Plenary Session
  • Break
  • Industry Symposia
  • Opening Ceremony and Presidential Symposium
  • IHS Special Lecture

2025-09-12 (Friday)

  Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Scientific Arena
08:00 08:00 - 09:00

Plenary Session Congress

Controversies in prodromal role in migraine pathophysiology

08:00 - 08:20
Different kinds of migraine triggers are reported in different parts of the world

Foto: TSUBASA TAKIZAWA

TSUBASA TAKIZAWA

JAPAN Speaker

08:20 - 08:40
The hypothalamus: Conductor of the migraine prodrome

Foto: TODD SCHWEDT

TODD SCHWEDT

UNITED STATES Speaker

08:40 - 09:00
Is the hypothalamus to blame? Rethinking its role in the migraine prodrome

Foto: HAKAN ASHINA

HAKAN ASHINA

DENMARK Speaker
09:00 09:00 - 10:00

Plenary Session Congress

Empowering clinicians, researchers, and patients: AI in the fight against migraine

09:00 - 09:25
From Patterns to Precision: Big Data and AI in Headache Conditions

Foto: ERLING TRONVIK

ERLING TRONVIK

NORWAY Speaker

09:25 - 09:50
AI-Driven Innovations in the Migraine field – from neural networks to networked care

Foto: ALEXANDRE DASILVA

ALEXANDRE DASILVA

UNITED STATES Speaker

09:50 - 10:00
Discussion

10:00 10:00 - 11:00

Plenary Session Congress

– Migraine-related cognitive functions – real or not real: Evidence and description, pathophysiology, implications of treatment

10:00 - 10:20
Deciphering the mechanisms: Pathophysiology of migraine-related cognitive dysfunction

Foto: RAQUEL GIL-GOUVEIA

RAQUEL GIL-GOUVEIA

PORTUGAL Speaker

10:20 - 10:40
Cognitive impairments in primary and secondary headache disorders

Foto: MATTHEW ROBBINS

MATTHEW ROBBINS

UNITED STATES Speaker

10:40 - 11:00
Migraine and cognitive decline

Foto: MANJIT MATHARU

MANJIT MATHARU

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker
11:00 11:00 - 12:00

Digital poster presentation Congress

Poster Session + Break

11:00 - 12:00

Digital poster presentation Abstracts

Digital poster presentation

12:00 12:00 - 13:00

AGM Congress

IHS Annual General Meeting and Advisory Council

13:00 13:00 - 14:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Do genetic variants determine endophenotypes and comorbidities of migraine?

13:00 - 13:20
Shared genetics and causal relationships between migraine and its comorbidities

Foto: DALE NYHOLT

DALE NYHOLT

AUSTRALIA Speaker

13:20 - 13:40
Genetic susceptibility of migraine endophenotypes across ethnicities

Foto: SHIH-PIN CHEN

SHIH-PIN CHEN

TAIWAN Speaker

13:40 - 14:00
Mapping out neurons that contribute to headache (USA)

Foto: WILL RENTHAL

WILL RENTHAL

UNITED STATES Speaker
13:00 - 14:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Facial representation of primary headache

13:00 - 13:15
Facial trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs)

Foto: ARNE MAY

ARNE MAY

GERMANY Speaker

13:15 - 13:30
Low face migraine

Foto: RAFAEL BENOLIEL

RAFAEL BENOLIEL

UNITED STATES Speaker

13:30 - 13:45
Facial tension type headache

Foto: PAULO CONTI

PAULO CONTI

BAURU / SP Speaker

13:45 - 14:00
Optimising combined treatment for migraine and temporomandibular disorders

Foto: MARCELA ROMERO REYES

MARCELA ROMERO REYES

UNITED STATES Speaker
13:00 - 14:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

What can headaches in children and adolescents teach us about caring for adults?

13:00 - 13:20
The biology and genetics of childhood and adolescent migraine: Why the prevalence is similar in childhood but different in adolescence

Foto: ANDREW HERSHEY

ANDREW HERSHEY

UNITED STATES Speaker

13:20 - 13:40
Mitochondrial Stress Response and Effects in Migraine Pathophysiology

Foto: HAYRUNNISA BOLAY

HAYRUNNISA BOLAY

TURKEY Speaker

13:40 - 14:00
Impact of co-morbidity, resilience, and vulnerability on childhood and adolescent headaches

Foto: MARCO ARRUDA

MARCO ARRUDA

RIBEIRÃO PRETO / SP Speaker
13:00 - 14:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

IHS grants 1

14:00 14:00 - 15:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Primary care approach to headache patients

14:00 - 14:15
Migraine multidisciplinary approach in family medicine

Foto: SUSAN HUTCHINSON

SUSAN HUTCHINSON

UNITED STATES Speaker

14:15 - 14:30
Exclusion of important life-threatening causes of headache

Foto: HENRIK SCHYTZ

HENRIK SCHYTZ

DENMARK Speaker

14:30 - 14:45
Managing primary headache disorders in a primary headache care setting

Foto: AYNUR ÖZGE

AYNUR ÖZGE

TURKEY Speaker

14:45 - 15:00
Discussion

14:00 - 15:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Is migraine with aura a distinct disorder or a symptom of migraine?

14:00 - 14:15
Migraine with and without aura are distinct disorders

Foto: MARGARITA SÁNCHEZ DEL RÍO

MARGARITA SÁNCHEZ DEL RÍO

SPAIN Speaker

14:15 - 14:30
CSD provides a common therapeutic target for widely prescribed migraine prophylactic drugs and neuromodulation devices

Foto: ANNA ANDREOU

ANNA ANDREOU

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

14:30 - 14:45
Brain imaging in migraine with and without aura: Similarities and differences

Foto: GIANLUCA COPPOLA

GIANLUCA COPPOLA

ITALY Speaker

14:45 - 15:00
Discussion

14:00 - 15:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Is early treatment important in the approach to episodic and chronic migraine?

14:00 - 14:15
Early attack treatment: decoding the migraine prodrome

Foto: EDOARDO CARONNA

EDOARDO CARONNA

SPAIN Speaker

14:15 - 14:30
Early prevention: Disease prevention or prevention of disease progression?

Foto: RAMI BURSTEIN

RAMI BURSTEIN

UNITED STATES Speaker

14:30 - 14:45
What do the guidelines say?

Foto: CRISTINA TASSORELLI

CRISTINA TASSORELLI

ITALY Speaker

14:45 - 15:00
Discussion

14:00 - 15:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Deciphering idiopathic intracranial pressure: Is it a spinal fluid regulation disorder or a metabolic disease-causing dysregulation of spinal fluid production?

14:00 - 14:15
Advocating for Therapeutic Approaches Targeting Elevated Pressure States

Foto: ALEXANDRA SINCLAIR

ALEXANDRA SINCLAIR

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

14:15 - 14:30
Imagine pearls in the diagnosis of intracranial hyper- and hypo-tension associated with headache

Foto: LASZLO MECHTLER

LASZLO MECHTLER

UNITED STATES Speaker

14:30 - 14:45
Proposing management strategies tailored to addressing intracranial hypotension

Foto: MARCIO NATTAN

MARCIO NATTAN

SAO PAULO / SP Speaker

14:45 - 15:00
Discussion

15:00 15:00 - 16:00

Plenary Session Congress

Sex role in response to acute and preventive treatment of migraine: Is the evidence strong enough to exclude males?

15:00 - 15:15
Sex differences in response to triptans

Foto: ANTOINETTE MAASSEN VAN DEN BRINK

ANTOINETTE MAASSEN VAN DEN BRINK

NETHERLANDS Speaker

15:15 - 15:30
Pain behaviours to CGRP and other neuropeptides – sex differences?

Foto: GREG DUSSOR

GREG DUSSOR

UNITED STATES Speaker

15:30 - 15:45
Evaluation of outcomes of CGRP-targeting therapies for acute and preventive migraine treatment based on patient sex

Foto: DAVID DODICK

DAVID DODICK

UNITED STATES Speaker

15:45 - 16:00
Is there a gender difference in the response to onabotulinumtoxinA or CGRP inhibitors in chronic migraine?

Foto: SIMONA SACCO

SIMONA SACCO

ITALY Speaker
16:00 16:00 - 16:15

Break Congress

Break

16:15 16:15 - 17:15

IASP-IHS Joint Session Congress

Unraveling the Impact of Headaches on the Transition from Acute to Chronic Orofacial Pain

16:15 - 16:30
Migraine and TMD: Exploring the Role of CGRP in Their Overlapping Mechanisms

Foto: DANIELA APARECIDA DE GODOI GONÇALVES

DANIELA APARECIDA DE GODOI GONÇALVES

ARARAQUARA / SP Speaker

16:30 - 16:45
From Acute to Chronic: What Do We Know About Orofacial Pain Progression and Headache Involvement?

Foto: ANA MIRIAM VELLY

ANA MIRIAM VELLY

UNITED STATES Speaker

16:45 - 17:00
TMD Myalgia and Headache: Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Clinical Implications

Foto: SIMON AKERMAN

SIMON AKERMAN

UNITED STATES Speaker

17:00 - 17:15
Discussion

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

The complex relationship between circadian rhythm and cluster headache

16:15 - 16:30
Circadian features of headache disorders – can we explain why?

Foto: MARK BURISH

MARK BURISH

UNITED STATES Speaker
Foto: SEUNG-HEE YOO

SEUNG-HEE YOO

UNITED STATES Speaker

16:30 - 16:45
Genetics and chronobiology of cluster headache - what does it teach me about the pathophysiology

Foto: ANDREA CARMINE BELIN

ANDREA CARMINE BELIN

SWEDEN Speaker

16:45 - 17:00
Chronobiology of cluster headache attacks – my proposed explanation

Foto: MIJI LEE

MIJI LEE

SOUTH KOREA Speaker

17:00 - 17:15
Discussion

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Global, regional, and national epidemiology and burden of headache: Unravelling the past and envisioning the future

16:15 - 16:30
Global disparities in migraine care: A call for universal access to diagnosis and treatment

Foto: MARIO PERES

MARIO PERES

 / Speaker

16:30 - 16:45
Regional variations in headache burden

Foto: YARED Z. ZEWDE

YARED Z. ZEWDE

ETHIOPIA Speaker

16:45 - 17:00
What did I learn from the field in LMIC? What did I bring from the metropolis to the field?

Foto: DERYA ULUDÜZ

DERYA ULUDÜZ

TURKEY Speaker

17:00 - 17:15
Discussion

16:15 - 17:15

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Navigating the intersections: Headaches, epilepsy, and shared pathways

16:15 - 16:30
Migraine – a borderland disease to epilepsy: Near it but not of it

Foto: CHRISTIAN LAMPL

CHRISTIAN LAMPL

AUSTRIA Speaker

16:30 - 16:45
Pathophysiology of ictal and post-ictal headache

Foto: PIERO BARBANTI

PIERO BARBANTI

ITALY Speaker

16:45 - 17:00
Migraine and idiopathic epilepsies comorbidity

Foto: ESME EKIZOĞLU-TURGUT

ESME EKIZOĞLU-TURGUT

TURKEY Speaker

17:00 - 17:15
Migraine and epilepsy: From bench to bedside

Foto: ELSE TOLNER

ELSE TOLNER

NETHERLANDS Speaker
16:15 - 17:15

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Where does combining acute and preventive treatment fit?

16:15 - 16:30
Scientific rationale for polytherapy

Foto: AGUSTIN MELO-CARRILLO

AGUSTIN MELO-CARRILLO

UNITED STATES Speaker

16:30 - 16:45
Acute treatment of migraine: When one drug is not enough

Foto: RICHARD LIPTON

RICHARD LIPTON

UNITED STATES Speaker

16:45 - 17:00
Experiences with dual therapy with onabotulinumtoxinA and CGRP antibodies: Real world evidence data

Foto: FAISAL MOHAMMAD AMIN

FAISAL MOHAMMAD AMIN

DENMARK Speaker

17:00 - 17:15
Discussion

17:15 17:15 - 18:15

Industry Symposia Congress

Industry Symposia

18:15

Subtitle

  • Plenary Session
  • Digital poster presentation
  • AGM
  • Parallel Scientific Session
  • Break
  • IASP-IHS Joint Session
  • Industry Symposia

2025-09-13 (Saturday)

  Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Room 4 Room 5 Room 6 Scientific Arena
09:00 09:00 - 10:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Cluster headache and insights for the role of anti-CGRPs in acute and prophylactic treatment

09:00 - 09:15
Understanding the pathogenesis of cluster headache in the CGRP era: Where are we?

Foto: ROBERTO DE ICCO

ROBERTO DE ICCO

ITALY Speaker

09:15 - 09:30
Do pathophysiological differences exist between episodic and chronic cluster headache?

Foto: PHILIP HOLLAND

PHILIP HOLLAND

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

09:30 - 09:45
Clinical response prediction of approved anti-CGRP in the prevention of cluster headache and what is next

Foto: MONA NADA

MONA NADA

EGYPT Speaker

09:45 - 10:00
Discussion

09:00 - 10:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

- Migraine aura – a not-so-easy-to-detect condition

09:00 - 09:15
Decoding the aura table: Unveiling visual disturbances and perception in migraine auras

Foto: MICHELE VIANA

MICHELE VIANA

ITALY Speaker

09:15 - 09:30
Beyond the scan: Exploring neuroimaging and the quest for objective documentation of migraine aura phenomena

Foto: NOUCHINE HADJIKHANI

NOUCHINE HADJIKHANI

UNITED STATES Speaker

09:30 - 09:45
Initiation and propagation of spreading depolarisation: Considerations for migraine

Foto: K C BRENNAN

K C BRENNAN

UNITED STATES Speaker

09:45 - 10:00
Discussion

09:00 - 10:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Migraine treatment in children and adolescents: Should we rewrite our guidelines?

09:00 - 09:15
Update on pharmacological options currently available for the treatment of migraine in children and adolescents

Foto: CHRISTINA L SZPERKA

CHRISTINA L SZPERKA

UNITED STATES Speaker

09:15 - 09:30
Does controlling migraine improve interictal cognition in children and adolescents? Does more need to be done?

Foto: MASSIMILIANO VALERIANI

MASSIMILIANO VALERIANI

ITALY Speaker

09:30 - 09:45
What are the key messages for the non-pharmacological approach of migraine in children and adolescents?

Foto: SERENA ORR

SERENA ORR

CANADA Speaker

09:45 - 10:00
Discussion

09:00 - 10:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Update on migraine and pain neuromodulation

09:00 - 09:15
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)

Foto: MICHAEL NITSCHE

MICHAEL NITSCHE

GERMANY Speaker

09:15 - 09:30
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Foto: FELIPE FREGNI

FELIPE FREGNI

UNITED STATES Speaker

09:30 - 09:45
Peripheral nerve stimulation

Foto: MAROM BIKSON

MAROM BIKSON

UNITED STATES Speaker

09:45 - 10:00
Discussion

10:00 10:00 - 10:30

Break Congress

Poster Session + Break

10:00 - 10:30

Break Congress

Poster Session + Break

10:00 - 10:30

Break Congress

Poster Session + Break

10:00 - 10:30

Break Congress

Break

10:00 - 10:30

Break Congress

Break

10:00 - 10:30

Digital poster presentation Abstracts

Digital poster presentation

10:30 10:30 - 11:30

Oral Communications Congress

Oral Communications

10:30 - 11:30

Oral Communications Congress

Oral communications 1

10:30 - 11:30

Oral Communications Congress

Oral Communications 2

10:30 - 11:30

Oral Communications Congress

Oral Communications 3

11:30 11:30 - 13:00

Cephalalgia Award Lecture Congress

Cephalalgia Award Lecture

13:00 13:00 - 14:30

Industry Symposia Congress

Industry Symposia

13:15 13:15 - 14:15

Digital poster presentation Abstracts

Digital poster presentation

14:15
14:30 14:30 - 15:30

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Parallels and divergences in visual snow syndrome (VSS) and migraine

14:30 - 14:50
VSS is a form of migraine aura–overlapping clinical features, neurophysiology, and neuroimaging

Foto: CHRISTOPH SCHANKIN

CHRISTOPH SCHANKIN

SWITZERLAND Speaker

14:50 - 15:10
Visual snow vs. migraine aura

Foto: PETER GOADSBY

PETER GOADSBY

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

15:10 - 15:30
Debate summary and novel insights into the syndrome

Foto: FRANCESCA PULEDDA

FRANCESCA PULEDDA

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker
14:30 - 15:30

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Migraine in pregnancy and lactation

14:30 - 14:50
Sex and hormonal influences on migraine pain – the science

Foto: ANDREA HARRIOTT

ANDREA HARRIOTT

UNITED STATES Speaker

14:50 - 15:10
CGRP, onabotulinumtoxinA, and others. Are they safe?

Foto: FAYYAZ AHMED

FAYYAZ AHMED

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

15:10 - 15:30
Addressing migraine in the breastfeeding period: Practical approaches for primary care providers

Foto: FABIOLA DACH

FABIOLA DACH

RIBEIRAO PRETO / SP Speaker
14:30 - 15:30

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

The surgeon's role in managing trigeminal neuropathic pain

14:30 - 14:45
Demystifying trigeminal neuropathic pain in the face and mouth - guidelines on diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up care

Foto: TARA RENTON

TARA RENTON

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

14:45 - 15:00
The Surgeon's Role in Managing Trigeminal and Occipital Neuropathic Pain

Foto: PAMELA BLAKE

PAMELA BLAKE

UNITED STATES Speaker

15:00 - 15:15
Neuromodulation procedures for trigeminal neuralgia – the science behind

Foto: PARAG PATIL

PARAG PATIL

UNITED STATES Speaker

15:15 - 15:30
The role of tumours in headaches and neuralgias – the perspective from neurosurgery

Foto: MARCELO VALENCA

MARCELO VALENCA

 / Speaker
14:30 - 15:30

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

IHS grants 2

14:30 - 15:45

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Headache management in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC): realities, challenges & solutions

14:30 - 14:50
Telemedicine as a solution for headaches in LMIC countries

Foto: NAJIB KISSANI

NAJIB KISSANI

MOROCCO Speaker

14:50 - 15:10
Partnership, education and care to improve the management of headaches in sub-Saharan Africa

Foto: MASSIMO LEONE

MASSIMO LEONE

ITALY Speaker

15:10 - 15:30
Community Pharmacists in Headache Management: Expanding the Scope

Foto: HEBA BANI HANI

HEBA BANI HANI

CANADA Speaker

15:30 - 15:45
Discussion

15:30 15:30 - 16:00

Break Congress

Break

15:30 - 16:00

Break Congress

Break

15:30 - 16:00

Break Congress

Break

15:30 - 16:00

Break Congress

Break

15:45 15:45 - 16:00

Break Congress

Break

16:00 16:00 - 17:00

Oral Communications Congress

Late-Breaking Abstracts (Basic)

16:00 - 17:00

Oral Communications Congress

Late-Breaking Abstracts (Clinical)

16:00 - 17:00

Oral Communications Congress

Late-Breaking Industry Abstracts

16:00 - 17:00

Parallel Scientific Session Congress

Update on neurotoxins

16:00 - 16:20
Non-paralytic botulinum toxins for the treatment of headaches and pain

Foto: BAZBEK DAVLETOV

BAZBEK DAVLETOV

UNITED KINGDOM Speaker

16:20 - 16:40
Anti-nociceptive activities of novel long-acting SNARE-inactivating biotherapeutics

Foto: JIAFU WANG

JIAFU WANG

IRELAND Speaker

16:40 - 17:00
Navigated injections with botulinum toxin A towards the sphenopalatine ganglion: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial in chronic migraine patients

Foto: TORE MEISINGSET

TORE MEISINGSET

NORWAY Speaker
17:00
18:00 18:00 - 19:00

Oral Communications Congress

Trainees Tournament

19:00

Subtitle

  • Parallel Scientific Session
  • Break
  • Digital poster presentation
  • Oral Communications
  • Cephalalgia Award Lecture
  • Industry Symposia