title: [Primary headaches: a diagnostic approach by non-neurologist doctors].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the knowledge of diagnostic and posture of non-neurologist doctors concerning primary headaches.
  
  
  METHODS
  91 doctors were asked to diagnose and establish procedures on three patient histories presenting clinic characteristics of migraine without aura (MA), chronic tension-type headache (CTTH) and migraine with aura (MO), according to the International Classification of Headaches-2nd Edition (CIC-II).
  
  
  RESULTS
  MSA: Two professionals (2.2%) were accurate in their diagnostic, 54 (59.3%) said it was migraine but did not specify the subtype. CTTC: 15 doctors (16.5%) diagnosed tension-type headache but did not specify the subtype. MCA: 26 (28.6%) said it was migraine, and only one doctor (1.1%) was right about the subtype. Sixteen doctors (17.6%) said to be aware of CIC-II.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of non-neurologist doctors do not know the diagnostic criteria used to diagnose and to classify the most frequent forms of primary headaches.
authors: Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Rua Montevidéu 720/902, 58102-108 Campina Grande, PB, Brazil. gilmagaldino@hotmail.com
authors: Gilma Serra
authors: GS
authors: Galdino
authors: Tales Iuri
authors: TI
authors: Paz e Albuquerque
authors: Jovany Luís Alves de
authors: JL
authors: Medeiros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D051270:Headache Disorders, Primary / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000592:standards*; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000175:diagnosis