Latest Strategies for Chronic Migraine Control
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Key Questions
- How many people in the world have what’s considered chronic migraine?
- When and how does chronification of migraine start?
- What’s the difference between chronic migraine and medication overuse headache?
- Is medication overuse a cause of or an exacerbating factor for chronic migraine?
- What are some of the risk factors for episodic migraine to progress to chronic migraine?
- What are some of the indications that someone might have transitioned to chronic migraine?
- Why do patients tend to underreport their frequency of migraine?
- What are some of the barriers to appropriate diagnosis of chronic migraine?
- What advice do you give patients who say that triptans are the only thing that works for them, but they are afraid of rebound headaches?
- What are some nonmedicinal treatments, tools, or therapies that might help people avoid or treat chronic migraine?
- What do you tell a patient who says they have tried everything but nothing works?
- What resources are there for people with chronic migraine who are frustrated and overwhelmed with navigating the health care system along with the condition itself?
- How can people with migraine be proactive in treating their condition?
Interview Notes
Carrie Dougherty, MD, FAHS
Associate Professor of Neurology
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Carrie Dougherty, M.D., is an associate professor of neurology and program director of the headache medicine fellowship at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. She received her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, followed by an internship at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, IL. Dr. Dougherty completed her neurology residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., followed by a fellowship in headache medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. She is board certified in neurology, with subspecialty certification in headache medicine.
Dr. Dougherty is a fellow of the American Headache Society and serves as a member of the guidelines committee and the Scottsdale Headache Symposium planning committee. She is a 2019 graduate of the AHS Emerging Leaders Program. She is on the board of the Southern Headache Society and the Alliance for Headache Disorders Advocacy. She is committed to improving the lives of her patients through her clinical work, as well as through education and advocacy.
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