X. Michelle Androulakis MD MS, FAHS

Neurology•Charleston, SC

Headache, Neuroimaging, Pain Medicine

Neurologist, Headache Specialist

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Summary

X. Michelle Androulakis, MD, is a neurologist based in Charleston, SC, specializing in headache, neuroimaging, and pain medicine. She completed her residency in neurology at Emory University School of Medicine in 2012 and has held significant roles in the VA Health Care System, most recently as a neurologist at Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She has experience in headache medicine, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Androulakis has multiple publications in the field of neurology and has led clinical trials on post-traumatic headache and migraine prevention. She has been recognized as an American Top Doctor and has received honors from the American Headache Society.

Analysis examines migraine's link to higher stroke risk

Migraine with aura was associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities study, but a recent post-hoc analysis pub

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 2012
University of Tennessee College of Medicine at ChattanoogaInternship, Transitional Year, 2008 - 2009
Hunan Medical UniversityClass of 1992

Certifications & Licensure

SC State Medical License 2012 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Headache MedicineUCNS Headache Medicine Board Certification

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

American Top doctor award 2014-2019
Exceptional women in medicine 2017
Fellow american headache society, 2017

Clinical Trials

[SOCRATES -Acute Stroke Or Transient IsChaemic Attack TReated With Aspirin or Ticagrelor and Patient OutcomES] Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 07
Completed
Phase 3
Evaluation of Galcanezumab in the Prevention of Episodic Migraine- the EVOLVE-1 Study Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 30
Completed
Phase 3
Evaluation of Galcanezumab in the Prevention of Chronic Migraine Start of enrollment: 2015 Nov 30
Completed
Phase 3
Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of AVP-786 for the Treatment of Neurobehavioral Disinhibition Including Aggression, Agitation, and Irritability in Participants With Traumatic Brain Injury Start of enrollment: 2017 May 30
Completed
Phase 2
Remotely Supervised tDCS for Persistent Post-traumatic Headache Start of enrollment: 2019 Nov 04
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Consensus Recommendations to Establish Reporting Standards in fMRI of Migraine: A Delphi Study.
Severin Schramm, Corinna Börner-Schröder, Miriam Reichert, Constanze Ramschütz, Xiao Michelle Androulakis
Neurology. 2025-03-11
6 citations
Risks of suicide in migraine, non-migraine headache, back, and neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alec Giakas, Kiersten Mangold, Anthony Androulakis, Noah Hyduke, Igor Galynker
Frontiers in Neurology. 2023-01-01
8 citations
Remotely supervised at-home tDCS for veterans with persistent post-traumatic headache: a double-blind, sham-controlled randomized pilot clinical trial.
Leigh Charvet, Adam T Harrison, Kiersten Mangold, Robert Davis Moore, Siyuan Guo
Frontiers in Neurology. 2023-01-01

Journal Articles

Is There Any MRI Pattern That Discriminates Female From Male Migraine Patients?
nasim maleki, frontier in neuro
Resting State Functional Connectivity After Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks in Chronic Migraine with Medication Overuse Headache: A Pilot Longitudinal fMRI Study
X. Michelle Androulakis, MD, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain
Embolic Stroke and Nephrotic Syndrome: A Case Report and Literature Review
N. Kodumuri, C. Jenkins, S. Mehtar, X. M. Androulakis, Journal of Neurology and Neurosurgery
Ischemic stroke subtypes and migraine with visual aura in the ARIC study
X. M. Androulakis, neurology, 11/15/2016
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