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ArticleJournal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea)2012

Differences in Clinical Features and Disability according to the Frequency of Medication Use in Patients with Chronic Migraine.

Gyoung Im Suh, Jeong Wook Park, Hae Eun Shin

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Article in Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Gyoung Im SuhDepartment of Neurology, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea.
Jeong Wook Park
Hae Eun Shin

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Abstract

background and purposeChronic migraine (CM) has a significant impact on daily activities, and analgesic overuse is a major contributing factor to migraine transformation. Limited information is available on the functional consequences of CM stemming from analgesic overuse. This study evaluated the impact of the frequency of analgesic medication use on headache-related disability and clinical features in patients with CM.

methodsPATIENTS WITH CM WERE ENROLLED CONSECUTIVELY AND CLASSIFIED INTO TWO GROUPS ACCORDING TO THEIR FREQUENCY OF MEDICATION USE: <15 days/month (CM-ML, n=52) and ≥15 days/month (CM-MH, n=68). All patients completed a structured questionnaire concerning the clinical features of their migraine, a validated version of the Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire (MIDAS), and the Headache Impact Test-6 (HIT-6).

resultsThe pain intensity, as measured by a visual analog scale, was greater in the CM-MH group than in the CM-ML group (8.5±0.2 vs. 7.7±0.3, mean±SD; p<0.05). In the disability domain, the MIDAS scores were significantly higher for CM-MH patients than for CM-ML patients (47.6±4.8 vs. 26.8±4.5, p<0.01). The impact from migraine, as measured by the HIT-6, was greater for CM-MH patients than for CM-ML patients (65.6±1.0 vs. 62.1±1.0, p<0.05).

conclusionsOur results indicate that the headache pain intensity and disability are greater in patients with CM who use medication frequently.

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chronic migrainedisabilityHIT-6medication overuseMIDAS

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PMCPMC3469800

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