Failure of preventive treatments in migraine: an observational retrospective study in a tertiary headache center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the criteria for acute migraine treatment and prevention have been well described, there are still unmet needs, general underuse and low benefits of preventive drugs. The aim of the present study was to retrospectively observe the short-term effect of preventive treatment in a cohort of migraine patients attending a tertiary headache center, using data from electronic medical records.

Methods

This was an observational retrospective cohort study based on data collected in a tertiary headache center. Data were extracted from an electronic dataset collected from January 2009 to December 2019. The main selection criteria were as follows: age of 18-75 years; diagnosis of migraine without aura (MO), migraine with aura (MA) or chronic migraine (CM); a control vi

SUBMITTER: Delussi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7345518 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature