Diagnosing Chronic Migraine

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Migraine is a debilitating headache that effects 14% of population, and up to 18% of women with higher prevalence rate in the age range of 40-49. Currently, by the world Health Organization (WHO), migraine ranks 19 among disabling disease with imposing substantial emotional and socioeconomic burden on the suffering patient. Given these facts, improving diagnosis with optimal treatment will reduce the burden globally.
Diagnosing migraine is clinical and is based on the history and exclusion of other types of headaches. Criteria to define chronic migraine (CM) is more than 15 headaches per month for 3 months or more, which can be with or without aura. People with CM are more likely to experience sever pain intensity and have higher BMI or smoking

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