The impact of migraine on quality of life in the general population

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Authors

Gisela M. Terwindt · National Institute of Public Health

Michel D. Ferrari · National Institute of Public Health

Mariken Tijhuis · National Institute of Public Health

Saskia M.A. Groenen · National Institute of Public Health

H. Susan J. Picavet · National Institute of Public Health

Lenore J. Launer · National Institute of Public Health

Abstract

Migraineurs report more asthma and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Compared with nonmigraineurs and to others with chronic conditions, migraineurs report compromised physical, mental, and social functioning, particularly those with a high frequency of attack.

Topics & Keywords

Migraine and Headache Studies Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Neurology

Volume 55, Issue 5, pp. 624-629

DOI: 10.1212/wnl.55.5.624

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