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How many different headaches do you have?

W F Laughey1, E A MacGregor, M I Wilkinson

  • 1City of London Migraine Clinic, UK.

Cephalalgia : an International Journal of Headache
|April 1, 1993
PubMed
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Many patients with migraine also experience other headache types. A study found over half of these patients could accurately identify both migraine and non-migraine headaches when experiencing both.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Headache Medicine

Background:

  • Patients with migraine frequently present with multiple headache types.
  • Accurate diagnosis of co-existing headache disorders is crucial for effective management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the ability of patients with migraine to self-diagnose co-existing non-migraine headache types.
  • To compare patient self-diagnosis with clinical diagnosis in a specialist migraine clinic.

Main Methods:

  • One hundred and two new patients at a specialist migraine clinic were surveyed about their perceived headache types.
  • A blinded clinical diagnosis was performed by a physician.
  • Self-reported diagnoses were compared against the physician's diagnosis.

Main Results:

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  • 26.5% of patients were diagnosed with migraine plus an additional non-migraine headache.
  • Of those with multiple diagnoses, 56% correctly identified both headache types in their self-diagnosis.
  • This suggests a significant capacity for self-awareness of headache types among migraineurs.

Conclusions:

  • Many patients experiencing both migraine and other headache types can distinguish between them.
  • Self-diagnosis of co-existing headache conditions in migraine patients is often accurate.
  • This finding may inform patient-clinician communication and diagnostic strategies.