How Aware Are Migraineurs of Their Triggers?. Issue 5 (27th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Baldacci, Filippo; Vedovello, Marcella; Ulivi, Martina; Vergallo, Andrea; Poletti, Michele; Borelli, Paolo; Nuti, Angelo; Bonuccelli, Ubaldo
• Is Part Of: Headache. Volume 53:Issue 5(2013)
• Page Start: 834
• Page End: 837
• Publication Date: 2013-03-27
• Subjects: Headache -- Periodicals; Headache -- Periodicals; 616.8491
• DOI: 10.1111/head.12083
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0017-8748

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec id="head12083-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Background</title> <p>Broad discrepancies in the number of migraine triggers have been reported in several studies. Migraineurs do not seem to recognize easily headache triggers in clinical practice.</p> </sec> <sec id="head12083-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Objective</title> <p>To evaluate how aware migraineurs are about their headache triggers.</p> </sec> <sec id="head12083-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Materials and methods</title> <p>We recruited 120 consecutive migraineurs. Each patient was first asked to report spontaneously any migraine trigger. Subsequently, the patient selected from a list of commonly known triggers.</p> </sec> <sec id="head12083-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>Ninety‐seven patients (72.5%) spontaneously reported at least 1 migraine trigger, and 120 patients (100%) reported at least 1 migraine trigger selecting from a specific list of precipitants. The mean number of spontaneously identified triggers was 1.5 (±1.5), and the total number of triggers identified was 7.20 (±3.9).</p> </sec> <sec id="head12083-sec-0005" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusions</title> <p>A relevant discrepancy between the number of spontaneously recognized triggers and the total number of triggers was found. This may suggest that migraineurs display poor awareness about headache triggers.</p> </sec> </abstract>