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Table 1 Migraine and chronic migraine diagnosis

From: Current clinical practice in disabling and chronic migraine in the primary care setting: results from the European My-LIFE anamnesis survey

 

Total (n = 201)

n (%)

France (n = 41)

n (%)

Germany (n = 40)

n (%)

Italy (n = 40)

n (%)

Spain (n = 40)

n (%)

UK (n = 40)

n (%)

p value

MIGRAINE DIAGNOSIS

 Episodic migraine

Done by GP

175 (87.1%)

38 (92.7%)

33 (82.5%)

30 (75.0%)

37 (92.5%)

37 (92.5%)

NS

Done by a specialist

26 (12.9%)

3 (7.3%)

7 (17.5%)

10 (25.0%)

3 (7.5%)

3 (7.5%)

 Chronic migraine

Done by GP

123 (61.2%)

33 (80.5%)

21 (52.5%)

18 (45.0%)

26 (65.0%)

25 (62.5%)

< 0.05

Done by a specialist

78 (38.8%)

8 (19.5%)

19 (47.5%)

22 (55.0%)

14 (35.0%)

15 (37.5%)

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

 TTH rule-out

Always

122 (60.7%)

21 (51.2%)

23 (57.5%)

15 (37.5%)

31 (77.5%)

32 (80.0%)

< 0.05

Sometimes

59 (29.3%)

11 (26.8%)

17 (42.5%)

15 (37.5%)

8 (20.0%)

8 (20.0%)

Never

20 (10.0%)

9 (22.0%)

0 (0.0%)

10 (25.0%)

1 (2.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 MOH rule-out

Always

115 (57.2%)

17 (41.5%)

25 (62.5%)

12 (30.0%)

27 (67.5%)

34 (85.0%)

< 0.05

Sometimes

72 (35.8%)

17 (41.5%)

14 (35.0%)

23 (57.5%)

12 (30.0%)

6 (15.0%)

Never

14 (7.0%)

7 (17.0%)

1 (2.5%)

5 (12.5%)

1 (2.5%)

0 (0.0%)

  1. MOH medication-overuse headache, NS non-significant, TTH tension-type headache