Diaries and calendars for migraine. A review
G Nappi
University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH), IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Institute of Neurology, Pavia; University ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
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Danish Headache Research Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorRE Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS ‘Policlinico S. Matteo’, University of Pavia and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH) and
Search for more papers by this authorG Sances
Headache Unit, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Institute of Neurology, Pavia and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH), Pavia and
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P Torelli
Headache Centre, Section of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH), Pavia, Italy
Paola Torelli, Centro Cefalee, Sezione di Neurologia, C/o Ospedale Maggiore, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. Tel. + 39 05 2170 4126, fax + 39 05 2170 4105, e-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJ Olesen
Danish Headache Research Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorG Nappi
University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH), IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Institute of Neurology, Pavia; University ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy,
Search for more papers by this authorR Jensen
Danish Headache Research Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark,
Search for more papers by this authorRE Nappi
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IRCCS ‘Policlinico S. Matteo’, University of Pavia and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH) and
Search for more papers by this authorG Sances
Headache Unit, IRCCS C. Mondino Foundation Institute of Neurology, Pavia and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH), Pavia and
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P Torelli
Headache Centre, Section of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience, University of Parma, Parma and University Centre for Adaptive Disorders and Headache (UCADH), Pavia, Italy
Paola Torelli, Centro Cefalee, Sezione di Neurologia, C/o Ospedale Maggiore, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. Tel. + 39 05 2170 4126, fax + 39 05 2170 4105, e-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorJ Olesen
Danish Headache Research Centre, Department of Neurology, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup Hospital, Glostrup, Denmark,
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Headache is one of the most common types of pain and, in the absence of biological markers, headache diagnosis depends only on information obtained from clinical interviews and physical and neurological examinations. Headache diaries make it possible to record prospectively the characteristics of every attack and the use of headache calendars is indicated for evaluating the time pattern of headache, identifying aggravating factors and evaluating the efficacy of preventive treatment. This may reduce the recall bias and increase accuracy in the description. The use of diagnostic headache diaries does have some limitations because the patient’s general acceptance is still limited and some subjects are not able to fill in a diary. In this review, we considered diaries and calendars especially designed for migraine and, in particular, we aimed at: (i) determining what instruments are available in clinical practice for diagnosis and follow-up of treatments; and (ii) describing the tools that have been developed for research and their main applications in the headache field. In addition to the literature review, we added two paragraphs concerning the authors’ experience of the use of diaries and calendars in headache centres and their proposals for future areas of research
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