10 Steps to Migraine Management Your Doctor Should be Taking
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Key Questions
- What is the 10-step migraine diagnosis and management consensus guideline published by a European panel of researchers?
- How and why was this 10-step plan developed?
- Is the 10-step plan appropriate for children?
- How does this plan differ from previous guidelines?
- Will this 10-step plan be adopted and implemented worldwide?
- Is the 10-step plan completely evidence-based?
- Migraine is so varied in its expression — could one approach possibly work for all types of migraine?
- How will these steps empower GPs to diagnose and manage the treatment of their migraine patients?
- Why is it important for GPs to be part of migraine care even if the patient has a neurologist or headache specialist?
- How does this 10-step plan address the mismanagement, misdiagnosis, and underdiagnosis of migraine?
- In this plan, what steps are part of the diagnosis phase?
- What criteria are most important for migraine diagnosis? Are light sensitivity or nausea relevant here?
- When is neuroimaging appropriate or necessary when diagnosing migraine?
- How should physicians distinguish between primary and secondary headache disorders?
- What is considered a success in treatment?
- What should patients know about trigger factors?
- Why is an individualized treatment plan and care so important?
- What are first-line medications for acute treatment?
- Why shouldn’t everyone use a triptan, ditan, or gepant?
- Is there a role for neuromodulation devices to abort an attack?
- Why is step 5, preventive care, critically important?
- When is a preventative treatment considered?
- Why are CGRP inhibitors considered third-line treatments?
- What affordable, effective, and accessible first-line treatments are available in low-income countries?
- How do preventive medications make acute medications more effective?
- What special considerations apply to special populations, like older adults and children, and circumstances like pregnancy and breastfeeding?
- What tools are helpful for patients to collect data for follow-up appointments?
- How can doctors adjust when a patient experiences treatment failure?
- How important is it for GPs to discuss acute medications’ possible complications and adverse reactions?
- Should a GP or a headache specialist manage migraine comorbidities?
- Is there a point at which it’s appropriate to return to the care of a GP after seeing a specialist?
- What is the best way for a patient to share this 10-step approach with their health care provider, who might not be familiar with it?
Interview Notes
Find more about Messoud Ashina, MD and his work here:
- Danish Headache Center
- Diagnosis and management of migraine in ten steps (Nature Reviews)
- Diagnosis and management of migraine in ten steps (PubMed)
- European Headache Federation
- European Academy of Neurology
- International Headache Society
- The International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd edition
Treatments Mentioned
- Beta blockers
- CGRP monoclonal antibodies
- Diclofenac potassium
- Ditans
- Gepants
- Lasmiditan
- Neuromodulation devices
- NSAIDs
- Topiramate
- Triptans
- Trudhesa (DHE device for upper nasal space)
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Messoud Ashina, MD, PhD, DMSc
Professor of Neurology
Danish Headache Center, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, University of Copenhagen
Messoud Ashina, MD, is a professor of neurology in the faculty of health and medical sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Professor Ashina received his Doctor of Medicine degree at the Azerbaijan Medical University. He completed his residency in neurology at the University of Copenhagen. Dr. Ashina received his PhD and DMSc degrees at the University of Copenhagen.
He is director of the Human Migraine Research Unit at the Danish Headache Center and Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Glostrup.
Professor Ashina has been actively involved in headache research since 1995. His research interests include experimental migraine and cluster headache models, neuroimaging, novel antimigraine drug targets, the mechanism of migraine, and the action of antimigraine medications. He has authored over 400 papers, abstracts, and book chapters on the topic of headache, including migraine and cluster headache.
Professor Ashina serves as associate editor of three journals: Cephalalgia, Brain, and The Journal of Headache and Pain. He is also immediate past president of the International Headache Society.
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