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A dramatic increase in the number of outpatients with migraine after the opening of a headache clinic

山口医学 Volume 52 Issue 5 Page 169-173
published_at 2003-10-31
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Title
頭痛外来開設により受診率が急増した片頭痛患者についての検討
A dramatic increase in the number of outpatients with migraine after the opening of a headache clinic
Creators Tada Yukiko
Creators Negoro Kiyoshi
Creators Ogasawara Jun-ichi
Creators Kawai Motoharu
Creators Morimatsu Mitsunori
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頭痛専門外来 片頭痛
We opened a headache clinic in September 2001. The number of outpatients with headache visiting our clinic from September 2001 to April 2002 increased about 4 times more, compared with the number during the same period in the previous year. In those two periods, the percentage of patients with tention-type headache in patients among headaches of all types decreased from 60% to 51%, but those with migraine dramatically increased from 8% to 35%. These data suggest that many patients with migraine refrain from consulting physicians, and we examined the reason with a questionnaire including questions on headache characteristics, usual medication for headache and motives of visiting our clinic. The results of this survey indicate that many patients with migraine wish to be treated for their headache, but they cannot consult for lack of information about the location of the clinic that treats the patients with headache, or they cannot receive the diagnosis of migraine and satisfactory treatments from the primary care physicians.
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医学 ( Other)
Languages jpn
Resource Type journal article
Publishers 山口大学医学会
Date Issued 2003-10-31
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[ISSN]0513-1731
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Schools 医学部