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Machine learning-based automated classification of headache disorders using patient-reported questionnaires.

Junmo Kwon^1,2, Hyebin Lee^1,2, Soohyun Cho³

¹Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, South Korea.

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Machine learning accurately classifies headache disorders using patient-reported symptoms. This data-driven approach achieved 81% accuracy, offering a new tool for diagnosing migraine and other headache types.

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Area of Science:

Neurology
Artificial Intelligence
Medical Informatics

Background:

Headache disorder classification relies on subjective patient reports and physician interpretation.
Objective, data-driven methods are needed to improve diagnostic accuracy and consistency.

Purpose of the Study:

To apply machine learning (ML) for objective analysis of patient-reported headache symptoms.
To test the feasibility of automated classification for various headache disorders.

Main Methods:

Analyzed self-report data from 2162 patients with headache disorders.
Developed a four-layer stacked XGBoost classifier model.
Utilized least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) for feature selection in each layer.

Main Results:

The ML model achieved an overall accuracy of 81% in the test cohort.
Specific accuracies included 88% for migraine, 69% for tension-type headache (TTH), and 65% for trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia (TAC).
High specificity was observed for migraine (95%).

Conclusions:

Machine learning-based approaches are feasible for analyzing patient-reported headache data.
This study provides a baseline for automated headache disorder classification using objective data.
Future research can build upon these findings to refine diagnostic tools.