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

There is a simple-to-use tool for diagnosing migraine quickly and accurately1:

The ID Migraine Tool®. Answering "yes" to these simple questions effectively identifies people with migraine

Hear from a fellow PCP about recognizing migraine:

Think migraine if a patient's headache is accompanied by 2 or more of: impact on daily activities, photophobia, or nausea
If headache is accompanied by 2 or more of the key signs or symptoms there is a 93% positive predictive value for migraine

Impact on daily activities is a key factor in determining whether a patient has migraine.1

Explore how to TALK with your patients about the impact of headache

ID Migraine® is a registered trademark of Pfizer Inc.

Reference:

  1. 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.