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PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2022 Jun 08


J Headache Pain


23


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Real-World experience of interictal burden and treatment in migraine: a qualitative interview study.

Authors

Lo S H, Gallop K, Smith T, Powell L, Johnston K, Hubig LT, Williams E, Coric V, Harris L, L'italien G, Lloyd AJ
J Headache Pain. 2022 Jun 08; 23(1):65.
PMID: 35676636.

Abstract

The debilitating nature of migraine attacks is widely established; however, less is known about how the interictal burden (i.e., how patients are affected in-between migraine episodes) of migraine impacts on patients' health-related quality of life (HRQL). Acute and preventive treatments may lift the burden of the disease, but they often have unwanted side effects and limited effectiveness. The objective of this study was to understand the interictal burden of migraines, from the patient perspective, and to explore patient experience with migraine treatments.