Migraine in general practice.

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K M Hay

چکیده

THE natural history of migraine raises many problems for clinicians. The main features of the syndrome are well known and have been described in medical and lay literature from early times. Nevertheless, there are many difficulties which need to be resolved, and it was only in April 1969 that the World Federation of Neurologists was able to agree on a definition of what symptoms constituted an attack of migraine. There remains some controversy about the term 'migraine equivalent'. In assessing the appropriate treatment for a disorder with few physical signs between attacks, doctors must rely upon the history, and inevitably this reflects, to some extent, the attitude and experience of each doctor. Method

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