Chronic migraine and comorbidities: prevalence and pharmacological treatment
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transtornos de enxaqueca, doenças, uso excessivo de medicamentos prescritosAbstract
This article aims to evaluate disease and medication load in subjects with chronic migraine-a common and disabling condition that affects the quality of life being associated with reduction in labor and personal aspects.Most cases have several comorbidities and use polypharmacy.The study is a cross-sectional observational study, carried out in a hospital. The population was between 18 and 60 years,both genders,with diagnosis of chronic migraine following the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 2013.To analyze the burden of disease, we applied self-administered questionnaires and the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale(CIRS).Women were majority of the sample, with mean age of 43.9 years; 95.4% had another active disease-specially depressive and anxiety disorders;polypharmacy was observed in 58.6%.The most used drugs were anticonvulsants. Individuals with psychiatric conditions had the highest scores of cumulative illness.The study shows that chronic migraine has an extensive disease and medication load, and that the most relevant relates to the psychiatric domain,responsible for the most prevalent associated medical conditions and concomitant medication.
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