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ReviewSchmerz (Berlin, Germany)2025

[The headache questionnaire of the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG) : A new tool to improve headache care].

Ruth Ruscheweyh, Charly Gaul, Thomas Dresler, Tim Patrick Jürgens, David Lewis, Torsten Kraya, Lars Neeb, Victoria Ruschil, Gudrun Goßrau

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Review in Schmerz (Berlin, Germany), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Ruth RuscheweyhKopfschmerzambulanz, Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum der LMU München, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, München, Deutschland. ruth.ruscheweyh@med.uni-muenchen.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9510-7158
Charly GaulKopfschmerzzentrum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Deutschland.
Thomas DreslerKlinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland.
Tim Patrick JürgensKopfschmerzzentrum Nordost, Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinik Rostock, Rostock, Deutschland.
David LewisLEWIS Neurologie, Stuttgart, Deutschland.
Torsten KrayaNeurologische Klinik, Krankenhaus Sankt Georg Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland.
Lars NeebKlinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum Brandenburg an der Havel GmbH, Brandenburg an der Havel, Deutschland.
Victoria RuschilAbteilung Neurologie mit Schwerpunkt Epileptologie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen, Deutschland.
Gudrun GoßrauKopfschmerzambulanz, Universitätsschmerzcentrum, Medizinische Fakultät der TU Dresden, Universitätsklinikum Dresden, Dresden, Deutschland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To enable state-of-the-art diagnosis, therapy and monitoring of headache disorders, comprehensive history taking is necessary and can be time-consuming. This is facilitated substantially if the patient gathers the needed information beforehand, using a specialized questionnaire. To this end, experts of the German Migraine and Headache Society (DMKG) have developed the DMKG headache questionnaire. It assesses central information such as headache frequency, characteristics, accompanying symptoms and medication, as well as comorbidities and validated scales for psychological cofactors, disability and quality of life. The complete version for a first visit is complemented by a shorter version for follow-up visits and a specialized cluster headache module. For headache care professionals, the DMKG headache questionnaire is free after registration ( https://www.dmkg.de/dmkg-kopfschmerzfragebogen ). It is available for a printout or as fillable PDF and can be combined with the included PDF headache diary or with the DMKG-App (smartphone headache diary). A digital version is in the planning. The DMKG headache questionnaire is an important step towards quality assurance of headache care in Germany.

Indexed as

HeadacheHeadache DisordersMigraine DisordersQuality ImprovementSocieties, MedicalGermanyHumansMedical History TakingQuality Assurance, Health CareQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesCluster headacheHeadache careMedical history takingMigraineTension type headache

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PMID39948245
PMCPMC12098179

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