Migraines are now viewed as a chronic disorder with episodic manifestations, and emphasis should be put on evaluating impairment between headache attacks. This is the gist of a new consensus statement recently released by the National Headache Foundation (NHF), an organization focusing on migraine prevention.
"In the past, migraine was considered an episodic disorder and treated with acute abortive medications such as the triptans. However, in recent years, new scientific data and epidemiological research have led to a new paradigm shift in migraine treatment," said Jackie Kwong, Pharm.D., Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy.
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