Dr. Daphne S. van Casteren
Neurologist in training
- Migraine & sex hormones
- Hormone-targeted preventive treatments for migraine
- Electronic diaries to diagnose and treat (menstrual) migraine
Role
- Neurologist in training, Leiden University Medical Center
- Treating physician (MD) at headache clinic, focus on migraine influenced by sex hormonal fluctuations
Mission statement
To unravel the role of sex hormones in female migraine patients and to develop a hormone-targeted preventive treatment.
Education
- PhD on the role of sex hormones in women with migraine, Erasmus Medical Center and Leiden University Medical Center
- International Headache Academy (iHEAD), 2016 Londen
- Medicine at the University of Amsterdam
(Inter-)national collaborations
- Collaboration with the division of Vascular Medicine and Pharmacology of the Erasmus Medical Center
- Collaboration with the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Erasmus Medical Center and the University Medical Center Utrecht
- Member of International Headache Society (IHS) and Dutch Headache Society (NHV)
