title: How aware are migraineurs of their triggers?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Broad discrepancies in the number of migraine triggers have been reported in several studies. Migraineurs do not seem to recognize easily headache triggers in clinical practice.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate how aware migraineurs are about their headache triggers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recruited 120 consecutive migraineurs. Each patient was first asked to report spontaneously any migraine trigger. Subsequently, the patient selected from a list of commonly known triggers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-seven patients (72.5%) spontaneously reported at least 1 migraine trigger, and 120 patients (100%) reported at least 1 migraine trigger selecting from a specific list of precipitants. The mean number of spontaneously identified triggers was 1.5 (±1.5), and the total number of triggers identified was 7.20 (±3.9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A relevant discrepancy between the number of spontaneously recognized triggers and the total number of triggers was found. This may suggest that migraineurs display poor awareness about headache triggers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroscience, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Baldacci
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vedovello
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ulivi
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vergallo
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poletti
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Borelli
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nuti
authors.forename: Ubaldo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bonuccelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult