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Review
. 2022 Feb;54(2):102208.
doi: 10.1016/j.aprim.2021.102208. Epub 2021 Nov 16.

Migraine review for general practice

Antonio L Aguilar-Shea  1 , Javier A Membrilla Md  2 , Javier Diaz-de-Teran  3
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Review

Migraine review for general practice

Antonio L Aguilar-Shea et al. Aten Primaria. 2022 Feb.

Abstract
in English, Spanish

Migraine continues second among the world's causes of disability. Diagnosis is based on the history and clinical examination and imaging is usually not necessary. Migraine can be subdivided depending on whether there is an aura or not and based on the frequency of the headaches. The number of headache days determines whether the patient has episodic migraine or chronic migraine. Treating migraines can be done to treatment the migraine itself and to prevent its appearance. In this review we approach the migraine from a practical point of view with updated information.

La migraña continúa siendo la segunda causa a nivel mundial de discapacidad. El diagnóstico se basa en la historia clínica y el examen clínico y las imágenes no suelen ser necesarias. La migraña se puede subdividir dependiendo de si hay un aura o no y según la frecuencia de la cefalea. El número de días con cefalea determina si el paciente tiene migraña episódica o migraña crónica. El tratamiento de las migrañas se puede realizar para tratar la migraña en sí y para prevenir su aparición. En esta revisión abordamos la migraña desde un punto de vista práctico con las últimas novedades.

Keywords: Abortive therapy; Cefalea; Headache; Migraine headache; Migraña; Preventive therapy; Terapia abortiva; Terapia preventiva.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Migraine in days.
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Fixed-site, fixed-dose PREEMPT injection site locations.
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