Migraine patients in Germany - need for medical recognition and new preventive treatments: results from the PANORAMA survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent attacks that may have a significant impact on patients' daily life. Treatment options must often be re-evaluated in light of efficacy, tolerability and compliance issues. Few data on commonly applied treatment algorithms and treatment failures have existed in Germany in 2017/2018. The PANORAMA survey was designed to explore and characterize the migraine healthcare landscape and to demonstrate the medical treatment need at that time in Germany.

Methods

Three different questionnaires were used to assess the profile of the 119 participating centers, characterize migraine patients at centers and evaluate qualitative aspects of the current migraine healthcare situation from a physician´s professional pe

SUBMITTER: Koch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8428142 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature