How can you quickly and accurately tell if your patient’s headache is likely migraine?
Migraine symptoms can vary from person to person
And even though symptoms vary, we know when a patient has headache accompanied by impact on their daily activities, photophobia and/or nausea, there is high likelihood that they have migraine.1
If headache is accompanied by 2 or more of the key signs or symptoms, there is a 93% positive predictive value for migraine1
Hear from a fellow PCP about recognizing migraine:
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Dr. North: Hello! My name is Dr James North and I’m a Board-Certified Family Medicine Physician.
Did you know that migraine impacts more than 1 billion people worldwide?
As Primary Care Providers we are on the front lines, and we are in a unique and pivotal position to help patients with migraine.
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Dr. North: Let me review with you some key signs and symptoms that can help you quickly and accurately identify a patient with migraine.
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Dr. North: A headache associated with 2 out of 3 of the following key signs and symptoms is highly predictive of migraine.
- Number 1: Does the headache impact your patient’s daily activities?
- Number 2: Is the headache associated with light sensitivity?
- Number 3: Is the headache associated with nausea?
The presence of at least 2 of these 3 associated symptoms has a 93% positive predictive value that the headache your patient suffers from is a migraine.
I hope this brief diagnostic review will help you better identify migraine patients who may be hidden in your everyday practice.
Caption: Think Migraine…Impact to daily activities, Photophobia, Nausea. ID Migraine® Screener: If headache is accompanied by 2 or more of the key signs or symptoms there is a 93% positive predictive value for migraine. Reference: Lipton RB et al. Neurology 2003 Aug 12:61(3):375-82.
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Dr. North: For more information on THINK TALK TREAT migraine, please visit www.thinkmigraine.com.
Thank you for listening. And especially Thank You for everything you do for your patients!
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Reference:
- Lipton RB, Dodick D, Sadovsky R, et al. A self-administered screener for migraine in primary care: the ID Migraine™ validation study. Neurology. 2003;61:375-382.