Migraine in Adults: Preventive Pharmacologic Treatments Executive Summary
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Migraine frequency is divided into episodic and chronic.2 Episodic migraine is characterized by <15 migraine days and chronic migraine by ≥15 headache days per month. Sometimes migraine may be described as chronic simply because the attacks recur over long periods of time. Chronic migraine affects 1.4 to 2.2 percent of adults.9 All migraine types significantly affect the physical, psychological, and social well-being of patients, and can impose serious lifestyle restrictions. Each year lost work time and diminished productivity from migraine costs American employers $225.8 billion.10
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