The Impact of COVID-19 on Migraine: The Patients’ Perspective
Angelo Torrente, Paolo Alonge, Roberta Baschi, Laura Pilati, Vincenzo Di Stefano, Cecilia Camarda, Filippo Brighina, Roberto Monastero · 2024
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Angelo Torrente and co-authors ask migraine patients how COVID-19 changed their disease. The infection has been tied to the worsening of pre-existing conditions, and migraine is sensitive to stress and infection alike. The team built a questionnaire asking patients to compare their migraine before and after infection. One hundred and two patients who had been infected at least once took part.
Fifty-four patients reported worse migraine after the infection. Forty-five noticed no change, and three improved. Twenty-one patients had to switch preventive therapy because the old one stopped working. Among those who worsened, the most effective new treatments were monoclonal antibodies against a migraine-related peptide. The authors note the impact varied from person to person. They present the survey as a patient's-eye view of how an infection wave reshaped a neurological condition, with newer drugs offering relief to those hit hardest.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Angelo Torrente, Paolo Alonge, Roberta Baschi, Laura Pilati, Vincenzo Di Stefano, Cecilia Camarda, Filippo Brighina, Roberto Monastero |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |