title: Diagnosis and management of migraines and migraine variants.
abstract: Migraine headache is a neurologic disorder that occurs in 18% of women and 6% of men. Adults and children with mild to moderate migraine headaches seeking acute therapy should be treated with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs because of the efficacy, cost, and decreased side effects. Some children and adults require preventive therapy (those with headaches lasting >12 h, those patients with >4 headaches in 1 month, those with headaches that affect their ability to function). Studies have shown that early treatment with large doses of medication work well for the treatment of moderate to severe migraine headache.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Education, Georgia Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 625 Old Peachtree Road, Northwest, Suwanee, GA 30024, USA. Electronic address: tomiaha@pcom.edu.
authors.forename: Tomia Palmer
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Harmon
mesh_terms: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists
keywords: Antiemetics; Medications; Migraine; NSAIDs; Treatment; Triptans