Soma Sahai-Srivastava, MD

Title(s)Clinical Professor of Neurology (Clinician Educator)
SchoolKeck School of Medicine of Usc
AddressHCC 3000
Health Sciences Campus
Los Angeles CA 90089-9281
Phone+1 323 442 5710
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    Title(s)Division Chief, Headache Center

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    After completing her residency at USC, she joined as faculty in the department of neurology in 2001. Dr Sahai is a board certified, headache specialist (UCNS) and advocates an integrated approach to management of headache disorders. Dr Sahai has established a multidisciplinary headache and atypical facial pain program at USC that specializes in dealing with complicated and challenging cases. She has a UCNS certified fellowship program in Headache medicine. Her clinical research focuses on migraine, headache disorders and neuromuscular disorders. Dr Sahai has participated in many clinical trials as principal or co-investigator relating to her areas of specialization. She has published numerous articles in scientific journals on topics relating to Headache, Neuropathic pain and neuromuscular diseases and is a regular contributor to the web-based peer-reviewed portal WebMD.com.
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    1. Patient-Centered Treatment of Chronic Migraine With Medication Overuse: A Prospective, Randomized, Pragmatic Clinical Trial. Neurology. 2022 04 05; 98(14):e1409-e1421. Schwedt TJ, Hentz JG, Sahai-Srivastava S, Murinova N, Spare NM, Treppendahl C, Martin VT, Birlea M, Digre K, Watson D, Leonard M, Robert T, Dodick DW, MOTS Investigators. PMID: 35169011.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    2. Determinants of pain interference and headache impact in patients who have chronic migraine with medication overuse: Results from the MOTS trial. Cephalalgia. 2021 09; 41(10):1053-1064. Schwedt TJ, Sahai-Srivastava S, Murinova N, Birlea M, Ahmed Z, Digre K, Lopez K, Mullally W, Blaya MT, Pippitt K, Cutrer FM, DeLange J, Schecht H, Rizzoli P, Lane J, Wald J, Cortez MM, Martin VT, Spare NM, Hentz JG, Robert T, Dodick DW, MOTS Investigators. PMID: 33938249.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    3. Headache characteristics and burden from chronic migraine with medication overuse headache: Cross-sectional observations from the Medication Overuse Treatment Strategy trial. Headache. 2021 02; 61(2):351-362. Schwedt TJ, Hentz JG, Sahai-Srivastava S, Spare NM, Martin VT, Treppendahl C, Digre K, Bennett NL, Birlea M, Watson D, Murinova N, Robert T, Dodick DW, MOTS Investigators. PMID: 33432635.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    4. Safety and efficacy of sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation for chronic cluster headache: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Neurol. 2019 12; 18(12):1081-1090. Goadsby PJ, Sahai-Srivastava S, Kezirian EJ, Calhoun AH, Matthews DC, McAllister PJ, Costantino PD, Friedman DI, Zuniga JR, Mechtler LL, Popat SR, Rezai AR, Dodick DW. PMID: 31701891.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    5. Greater Occipital Nerve Block for the Treatment of Chronic Migraine Headaches: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 10; 144(4):943-952. Shauly O, Gould DJ, Sahai-Srivastava S, Patel KM. PMID: 31568309.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    6. Experiences of an outpatient infusion center with intravenous magnesium therapy for status migrainosus. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2019 03; 178:31-35. Xu F, Arakelyan A, Spitzberg A, Green L, Cesar PH, Csere A, Nworie O, Sahai-Srivastava S. PMID: 30685601.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    7. Dextromethorphan/Quinidine in Migraine Prophylaxis: An Open-label Observational Clinical Study. Clin Neuropharmacol. 2018 Mar/Apr; 41(2):64-69. Berkovich RR, Sokolov AY, Togasaki DM, Yakupova AA, Cesar PH, Sahai-Srivastava S. PMID: 29474194.
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    8. Multidisciplinary Team Treatment Approaches to Chronic Daily Headaches. Headache. 2017 Oct; 57(9):1482-1491. Sahai-Srivastava S, Sigman E, Uyeshiro Simon A, Cleary L, Ginoza L. PMID: 28742242.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    9. Headaches in multiple sclerosis: Cross-sectional study of a multiethnic population. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2016; 143:71-75. Soma Sahai-Srivastava, Shirley Wang, Ceren Ugurlu, Lillyana Amezcua. View Publication.
    10. Headaches in multiple sclerosis: Cross-sectional study of a multiethnic population. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 143:71-5. Sahai-Srivastava S, Wang SL, Ugurlu C, Amezcua L. PMID: 26896785.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:HumansPHPublic Health
    11. Pelvic osteomyelitis presenting as groin and medial thigh pain: a resident's case problem. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2015 Apr; 45(4):306-15. Hawkins AP, Sum JC, Kirages D, Sigman E, Sahai-Srivastava S. PMID: 25579689.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    12. "Skeletal muscle relaxants and antispasticity drugs for orofacial pain disorders." Orofacial Pain: a guide to medications and management. 2012; 115-118. Clark, Glenn T., and Soma Sahai-Srivastava. .
    13. Orofacial Pain: A Guide to Medications and Management. "Headaches with a focus on chronic daily headache medications. 2012; 248. Sahai-Srivastava, Soma, and Glenn T. Clark.
    14. Undiagnosed depression and its correlates in a predominantly immigrant Hispanic neurology clinic. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2011 Oct; 113(8):623-5. Sahai-Srivastava S, Zheng L. PMID: 21680085.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    15. Occipital neuralgia with and without migraine: difference in pain characteristics and risk factors. Headache. 2011 Jan; 51(1):124-8. Sahai-Srivastava S, Zheng L. PMID: 21198572.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    16. Adverse effect profile of lidocaine injections for occipital nerve block in occipital neuralgia. J Headache Pain. 2010 Dec; 11(6):519-23. Sahai-Srivastava S, Subhani D. PMID: 20665065; PMCID: PMC3476234.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    17. Analysis of headache management in a busy emergency room in the United States. Headache. 2008 Jun; 48(6):931-8. Sahai-Srivastava S, Desai P, Zheng L. PMID: 18549371.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 17     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    18. Cryptogenic stroke in the setting of intravaginal prostaglandin therapy for elective abortion. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 May; 110(5):529-31. Patel N, Shatzmiller R, Sanossian N, Sahai-Srivastava S. PMID: 18378387.
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    19. Brainstem tuberculoma in the immunocompetent: case report and literature review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2008 Mar; 110(3):302-4. Sahaiu-Srivastava S, Jones B. PMID: 18160211.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    20. Generalized myasthenia gravis triggered by cataract surgery. J Neuroophthalmol. 2007 Dec; 27(4):311-2. Sahai-Srivastava S, Lin TC. PMID: 18090570.
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    21. Compressive neuropathies complicating normal childbirth: case report and literature review. Birth. 2007 Jun; 34(2):173-5. Sahai-Srivastava S, Amezcua L. PMID: 17542822.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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