title: Diagnosis and treatment of migraines.
abstract: This article offers an overview of migraines, including their causes, symptoms, differential diagnosis and treatment. After completing it readers will: Understand the different classifications of headaches and their attributes. Know how headaches differ in children and adults. Describe causes, triggers and precipitating factors for migraines. Summarize the economic impact of migraines and how migraine headaches affect patients' lives. Describe the role medical imaging plays in diagnosing and researching migraines. Understand how migraines are treated and managed. Discuss the future of migraine diagnosis and treatment.
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Church
authors.forename: Teresa G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Odle
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal