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Preventing Migraine: A Study of Precipitating Factors
Author(s) -
Blau J.N.,
Thavapalan M.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1988.hed2807481.x
Subject(s) - migraine , migraine disorders , medicine , analgesic , anesthesia , psychiatry
SYNOPSIS Precipitants of individual migraine attacks were studied in 23 migraineurs. Patients were aware of 91 precipitants (average 4 per patient); by direct questioning we could add a further 127 (average 5.5 per patient) provoking factors for migraine episodes. Avoiding these stimuli reduced attacks from 2 to 1g per month in 19 of the 23 patients without prophylactic drugs. Lessened severity or better analgesic control was noted by some. In 4 of the 23 patients the frequency of attacks remained unchanged.