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. 2022 Jan 1;122(1):32-43.
doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000805640.82646.ac.

CE: Diagnosing and Managing Migraine

Allene Goetz  1 , Samantha McCormick, Rosemary Phillips, Deborah Friedman
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CE: Diagnosing and Managing Migraine

Allene Goetz et al. Am J Nurs. .

Abstract

Roughly 90% of the U.S. population will develop a headache within their lifetime, and headache disorders account for more disability-adjusted life-years than all other neurologic disorders combined. Among primary headache disorders, the two most common are tension-type headache and migraine, with migraine identified as the most disabling. Here, the authors describe the importance of differentiating primary and secondary headache disorders and discuss the pathophysiology; clinical assessment; and outpatient management of the debilitating migraine headache, summarizing both acute and prophylactic treatment strategies that can substantially reduce associated disability.

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