title: Study on management of pediatric migraine by general practitioners in northern France.
abstract: The study explored the awareness of the Haute Autorité de Santé (High Health Authority, HAS) guidelines for migraine management in children among a random sample of 100 general practitioners (GPs) dichotomised in an urban and a rural group. A questionnaire conducted by phone included questions on knowledge of pediatric migraine acute treatment and preventive therapy, referral to a child neurologist as well as GPs awareness of HAS recommendations in general. Although 45% of GPs argued they were prescribing ibuprofen as first-line abortive drug, only 3% were aware of the recommended dose. Only 48% of GPs were agreeing to initiate preventive therapy. Fifty percent of GPs stated that they knew HAS guidelines but only 24% stated that they had read them. The only significant difference between urban and rural GPs concerned the initiation of preventive therapy. Continuing educational programmes on the implementation of pediatric migraine guidelines is strongly needed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Lille Faculty of Medicine and Children's Hospital, Lille, France. jc-cuvellier@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Christophe
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Cuvellier
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Amaury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mars
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Auvin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004333:Drug Administration Routes; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010372:Pediatrics; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies