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[Evaluation of the migraine]
Françoise Radat1, Michel Lanteri-Minet
1Centre douleur chronique, département de neurosciences cliniques, hôpital Pellegrin, 33076 Bordeaux. francoise.radat@chu-bordeaux.fr
Migraine can be a very disabling disorder. Thus, migraine sufferers must be fully evaluated. To assess the number of days with crisis and the number of days with anti-migraine drugs intake a diary must be used. Disability and quality of life can be evaluated with questionnaires as MIDAS, HIT-6 or MSQOL. Emotional distress can be assessed with HAD scale. If the number of acute-migraine drugs intake is regularly higher than 8 days per month behavioural dependence should be looked at. A complete evaluation allows us to correctly manage patients: modify crisis treatment, start preventive treatment and view the withdrawal of acute migraine drugs.
Migraine can be a very disabling disorder. Thus, migraine sufferers must be fully evaluated. To assess the number of days with crisis and the number of days with anti-migraine drugs intake a diary must be used. Disability and quality of life can be evaluated with questionnaires as MIDAS, HIT-6 or MSQOL. Emotional distress can be assessed with HAD scale. If the number of acute-migraine drugs intake is regularly higher than 8 days per month behavioural dependence should be looked at. A complete evaluation allows us to correctly manage patients: modify crisis treatment, start preventive treatment and view the withdrawal of acute migraine drugs.
