Integrated care for chronic migraine patients: epidemiology, burden, diagnosis and treatment options.

Integrated care for chronic migraine patients: epidemiology, burden, diagnosis and treatment options. Clin Med. 2015 Aug;15(4):344-350 Authors: Diener HC, Solbach K, Holle D, Gaul C Abstract Migraine is a common neurological disorder, characterised by severe headaches. Epidemiological studies in the USA and Europe have identified a subgroup of migraine patients with chronic migraine. Chronic migraine is defined as ≥15 headache days per month for ≥3 months, in which ≥8 days of the month meet criteria for migraine with or without aura, or respond to treatment specifically for migraine. Chronic migraine is associated with a higher burden of disease, more severe psychiatric comorbidity, greater use of healthcare resources, and higher overall costs than episodic migraine (<15 headache days per month). There is a strong need to improve diagnosis and therapeutic treatment of chronic migraine. Primary care physicians, as well as hospital-based physicians, are integral to the identification and treatment of these patients. The latest epidemiological data, as well as treatment options for chronic migraine patients, are reviewed here. PMID: 26407383 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
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