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Research Article: Clinical effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for managing chronic migraine in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

Date Published: 2023-12-06

Abstract:
Chronic migraine can be a profoundly disabling disorder that may be treated with preventive medications. However, uncertainty remains as to which preventive medication is the most effective. We present a network meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness and rank of preventive drugs for chronic migraine in adults.

Introduction:
Chronic migraine is defined as headaches on 15 days or more a month, for over three months, with features of migraine on at least eight days [1]. Chronic migraine can be a profoundly disabling condition that worsens people’s lives [2,3,4]. Typical estimates for its prevalence range from 1.4% to 2.2% [5]. Episodic migraine differs in that is diagnosed in people with migraine who have fewer than 15 headache days a month [1]. The overall economic costs of chronic and episodic migraine are substantial. In the USA,…

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