A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine. / Response to prophylactic treatment of migraine
with Onabotulinumtoxin A (BTX-A) has been noted to be significantly correlated to the perceived
direction of headache pain, namely imploding vs. exploding subtype. This study analyzed 3 methods
of assessing migraine directionality in comparison to a 30-day headache log; pictorial
representation, written description, and physician assessment. Each of these assessment types was
shown to have poor agreement with the headache log at the initial visit. However, all 3 assessments
displayed excellent agreement at the return visit, as well as significantly improved confidence in
patient ability to determine headache directionality.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/627171 |
| Date | 30 March 2018 |
| Creators | Hoffman, Carmen |
| Contributors | The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, Files, Julia MD |
| Publisher | The University of Arizona. |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the College of Medicine - Phoenix, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. |
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