I am a neurologist and clinical academic with a focus on headache and associated sensory disorders. My work aims to understand how changes in brain structure and function contribute to the genesis of these conditions, particularly migraine with aura and visual snow syndrome. I use neuroimaging, neurophysiology and translational pharmacology to study these conditions, with the goal of improving diagnosis and treatment. I am particularly interested in bridging neuroscience and patient care, ensuring that new discoveries translate into tangible benefits for people living with these often misunderstood diseases.

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Key publications

• Puledda F. et al., 2023. Abnormal Glutamatergic and Serotonergic Connectivity in Visual Snow Syndrome and Migraine with Aura. Annals of Neurology.
• Puledda F. et al., 2024. International Headache Society Global Practice Recommendations for Preventive Pharmacological Treatment of Migraine. Cephalagia. 
• Puledda F. et al., 2024. International Headache Society global practice recommendations for the acute pharmacological treatment of migraine. Cephalagia. 
• Puledda F. et al., 2020. Visual snow syndrome: A clinical and phenotypical description of 1,100 cases. Neurology.
• Puledda F. et al., 2021. Localised increase in regional cerebral perfusion in patients with visual snow syndrome: a pseudo-continuous arterial spin labelling study. JNNP.

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Key collaborators

• Professor Peter J. Goadsby, King's College London, UK
• Professor Christoph J. Schankin, University of Bern, Switzerland
• Professor Steve Williams, King's College London, UK