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Transformed migraine

MedGen UID:
743628
•Concept ID:
C1960870
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Chronic Migraine; Chronic migraine
SNOMED CT: Transformed migraine (427419006); Chronic migraine (427419006)

Definition

Episodes of migraine occurring on 15 or more days per month, for more than three months. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTransformed migraine

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chronic Daily Headache: Mechanisms and Principles of Management.
Voigt AW, Gould HJ 3rd
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2016 Feb;20(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11916-016-0542-3. PMID: 26780038
Pathophysiology and management of transformed migraine and medication overuse headache.
Boes CJ, Black DF, Dodick DW
Semin Neurol 2006 Apr;26(2):232-41. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-939924. PMID: 16628534
Management of chronic daily headache: challenges in clinical practice.
Saper JR, Dodick D, Gladstone JP
Headache 2005 Apr;45 Suppl 1:S74-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.2005.4501004.x. PMID: 15833093

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Chronic daily headache.
Nappi G, Perrotta A, Rossi P, Sandrini G
Expert Rev Neurother 2008 Mar;8(3):361-84. doi: 10.1586/14737175.8.3.361. PMID: 18345968
Migraine and depression.
Frediani F, Villani V
Neurol Sci 2007 May;28 Suppl 2:S161-5. doi: 10.1007/s10072-007-0771-7. PMID: 17508165
When migraine progresses: transformed or chronic migraine.
Bigal ME, Lipton RB
Expert Rev Neurother 2006 Mar;6(3):297-306. doi: 10.1586/14737175.6.3.297. PMID: 16533134
Chronic daily headache.
Láinez MJ, Monzón MJ
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2001 Mar;1(2):118-24. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0006-x. PMID: 11898507
Tension-type headaches.
Silberstein SD
Headache 1994 Sep;34(8):S2-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1994.hed3408s2.x. PMID: 7960725

Diagnosis

Chronic Daily Headache: Mechanisms and Principles of Management.
Voigt AW, Gould HJ 3rd
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2016 Feb;20(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11916-016-0542-3. PMID: 26780038
Migraine, tension-type headache, and transformed migraine.
Peres MF, Gonçalves AL, Krymchantowski A
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2007 Dec;11(6):449-53. doi: 10.1007/s11916-007-0232-2. PMID: 18173980
Migraine and depression.
Frediani F, Villani V
Neurol Sci 2007 May;28 Suppl 2:S161-5. doi: 10.1007/s10072-007-0771-7. PMID: 17508165
Migraine at all ages.
Bigal ME, Lipton RB
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2006 Jun;10(3):207-13. doi: 10.1007/s11916-006-0047-6. PMID: 18778575
When migraine progresses: transformed or chronic migraine.
Bigal ME, Lipton RB
Expert Rev Neurother 2006 Mar;6(3):297-306. doi: 10.1586/14737175.6.3.297. PMID: 16533134

Therapy

Chronic Daily Headache: Mechanisms and Principles of Management.
Voigt AW, Gould HJ 3rd
Curr Pain Headache Rep 2016 Feb;20(2):10. doi: 10.1007/s11916-016-0542-3. PMID: 26780038
When migraine progresses: transformed or chronic migraine.
Bigal ME, Lipton RB
Expert Rev Neurother 2006 Mar;6(3):297-306. doi: 10.1586/14737175.6.3.297. PMID: 16533134
Chronic daily headache.
Láinez MJ, Monzón MJ
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2001 Mar;1(2):118-24. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0006-x. PMID: 11898507
Tension-type headaches.
Silberstein SD
Headache 1994 Sep;34(8):S2-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1994.hed3408s2.x. PMID: 7960725
Transformed migraine.
Mathew NT
Cephalalgia 1993 Apr;13 Suppl 12:78-83. doi: 10.1177/0333102493013S1217. PMID: 8500155

Prognosis

Chronic daily headache.
Nappi G, Perrotta A, Rossi P, Sandrini G
Expert Rev Neurother 2008 Mar;8(3):361-84. doi: 10.1586/14737175.8.3.361. PMID: 18345968
Preventing chronicity of migraine.
Fanciullacci M, De Cesaris F
J Headache Pain 2005 Sep;6(4):331-3. doi: 10.1007/s10194-005-0224-8. PMID: 16362703Free PMC Article
Chronic daily headache.
Láinez MJ, Monzón MJ
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2001 Mar;1(2):118-24. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0006-x. PMID: 11898507
Chronic daily headache.
Silberstein SD, Lipton RB
Curr Opin Neurol 2000 Jun;13(3):277-83. doi: 10.1097/00019052-200006000-00008. PMID: 10871251
Transformed migraine, analgesic rebound, and other chronic daily headaches.
Mathew NT
Neurol Clin 1997 Feb;15(1):167-186. doi: 10.1016/s0733-8619(05)70302-9. PMID: 9058404

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic Migraine - Evolution of the Concept and Clinical Implications.
Medrea I, Christi S
Headache 2018 Oct;58(9):1495-1500. Epub 2018 Sep 4 doi: 10.1111/head.13380. PMID: 30178876
Migraine & paediatric obesity: a plausible link?
Ravid S
Indian J Med Res 2014 Mar;139(3):343-8. PMID: 24820828Free PMC Article
Implanted occipital nerve stimulators.
Jasper JF, Hayek SM
Pain Physician 2008 Mar-Apr;11(2):187-200. PMID: 18354711
Preventing chronicity of migraine.
Fanciullacci M, De Cesaris F
J Headache Pain 2005 Sep;6(4):331-3. doi: 10.1007/s10194-005-0224-8. PMID: 16362703Free PMC Article
Depression and migraine.
Galego JC, Cipullo JP, Cordeiro JA, Tognola WA
Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2004 Sep;62(3B):774-7. Epub 2004 Oct 5 doi: 10.1590/s0004-282x2004000500006. PMID: 15476067

Recent systematic reviews

Migraine Progression: A Systematic Review.
Buse DC, Greisman JD, Baigi K, Lipton RB
Headache 2019 Mar;59(3):306-338. Epub 2018 Dec 27 doi: 10.1111/head.13459. PMID: 30589090
Implanted occipital nerve stimulators.
Jasper JF, Hayek SM
Pain Physician 2008 Mar-Apr;11(2):187-200. PMID: 18354711
Medication-induced headache: overview and systematic review of therapeutic approaches.
Zed PJ, Loewen PS, Robinson G
Ann Pharmacother 1999 Jan;33(1):61-72. doi: 10.1345/aph.18184. PMID: 9972386

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